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![Enter our photo contest! Entries due May 22. Open to all Allamakee County residents, youth and adults. Take photos of conservation practices in Allamakee County and submit by dropping off […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016PhotoContest-1-36x36.png "Photo Contest")
Photo Contest
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![Alisha VanderWoude started as the soil conservationist in Allamakee County on October 29, 2018. Originally from Michigan, Alisha came to Iowa to attend Upper Iowa University where she majored in Environmental Science and […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Alisha-36x36.png "Meet our new soil conservationist: Alisha VanderWoude")
Meet our new soil conservationist: Alisha VanderWoude
Posted on November 13, 2018 | No Comments -
![A Wisconsin farmer is improving soil health and fertility on cropland he farms across the state border near Waukon, Iowa. He added winter wheat to his rotation, followed by a […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/diverse_cover_crop-36x36.png "Diverse Cover Crop Following Wheat Harvest")
Diverse Cover Crop Following Wheat Harvest
Posted on October 9, 2018 | No Comments -
![The Allamakee SWCD now has a small collection of books relating to the topic of soil health and how farming practice impact our soils and our world. See the descriptions […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/lending_library-36x36.png "Borrow a Book From the New Lending Library")
Borrow a Book From the New Lending Library
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![Pictured left to right: Jim Gulliford, regional administrator with the Environmental Protection Agency; Bruce Trautman, Iowa DNR acting director; Karen, Scott, and Dylan Ness; Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds; Iowa Agriculture […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scott_ness_Environmental_leader-36x36.png "Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award to the Scott Ness Family")
Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award to the Scott Ness Family
Posted on September 4, 2018 | No Comments -
![Most people who have tried cover crops have likely started with cereal rye. It’s fairly easy to establish, is winter hardy, and has many benefits including scavenging nitrogen and having […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cover_crop_field_day2017-36x36.png "Cover Crops: What to plant?")
Cover Crops: What to plant?
Posted on August 8, 2018 | No Comments
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Media & Publications
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![Several Allamakee farmers are being highlighted in NRCS’ Profiles in Soil Health publications. Ross Weymiller worked with the Allamakee SWCD to set up several different manure and cover crop trial […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/soil_health_profiles-115x115.png "Local Farmers Use Manure and Cover Crops to Improve Soil Health")
Local Farmers Use Manure and Cover Crops to Improve Soil Health
Posted on March 1, 2018 | No CommentsSeveral Allamakee farmers are being highlighted in NRCS’ Profiles in Soil Health publications. Ross Weymiller worked with the Allamakee SWCD to set up several different manure and cover crop trial […] -
![The Allamakee SWCD was awarded a special RCPP-EQIP (Regional Conservation Partnership Program) project that started in September 2017. We anticipate having funds for 5 years. This project is focused on […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cover_crop_field_day2017-115x115.png "RCPP – EQIP Project Information")
RCPP – EQIP Project Information
Posted on November 27, 2017 | No CommentsThe Allamakee SWCD was awarded a special RCPP-EQIP (Regional Conservation Partnership Program) project that started in September 2017. We anticipate having funds for 5 years. This project is focused on […] -
![If you are considering planting oats next year, we suggest that you read the variety trials from Iowa and the surrounding states. Also, if you hope to market to Grain Millers […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/oats-115x115.png "Oat variety trial information available")
Oat variety trial information available
Posted on October 31, 2017 | No CommentsIf you are considering planting oats next year, we suggest that you read the variety trials from Iowa and the surrounding states. Also, if you hope to market to Grain Millers […] -
![Don Elsbernd, an Allamakee SWCD commissioner, has been trying different methods of cover crop seeding over the years. This year he seeded ryegrass cover crop into V5 corn on June […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/V5-seeding-115x115.png "V5 Seeding of Cover Crops")
V5 Seeding of Cover Crops
Posted on October 27, 2017 | No CommentsDon Elsbernd, an Allamakee SWCD commissioner, has been trying different methods of cover crop seeding over the years. This year he seeded ryegrass cover crop into V5 corn on June […] -
![The Upper Iowa River Watershed Management Authority (UIR – WMA) has selected four sub-watersheds to receive conservation practice funding through the Iowa Watershed Approach (IWA) and funding from U.S. Housing and […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/UIR-115x115.png "Upper Iowa River Watershed Project")
Upper Iowa River Watershed Project
Posted on August 21, 2017 | No CommentsThe Upper Iowa River Watershed Management Authority (UIR – WMA) has selected four sub-watersheds to receive conservation practice funding through the Iowa Watershed Approach (IWA) and funding from U.S. Housing and […] -
![If you are seeding cover crops, or any other seeding (pasture, buffers, CRP, etc.), remember that seeding rates MUST be calculated in pure live seed. Seeding rates are determined based on […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/PLS_plantingrate-115x115.png "Calculate Seeding Rates in Pure Live Seed")
Calculate Seeding Rates in Pure Live Seed
Posted on May 29, 2017 | No CommentsIf you are seeding cover crops, or any other seeding (pasture, buffers, CRP, etc.), remember that seeding rates MUST be calculated in pure live seed. Seeding rates are determined based on […] -
![An Iowa Learning Farms estimate showed Iowa farmers planted 623,700 total acres of cover crops in 2016, a 32% increase compared to 2015. However, one of the scenarios in the […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cover_crop_economics-115x115.png "Economic Value of Cover Crops")
Economic Value of Cover Crops
Posted on May 23, 2017 | No CommentsAn Iowa Learning Farms estimate showed Iowa farmers planted 623,700 total acres of cover crops in 2016, a 32% increase compared to 2015. However, one of the scenarios in the […] -
![There are a lot of unwanted shrubs, trees, and weeds that grow up on properties. It can be difficult to stay ahead of them, especially on ground that you may […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/weeds-115x115.png "Management of Weeds and Unwanted Trees and Shrubs")
Management of Weeds and Unwanted Trees and Shrubs
Posted on May 23, 2017 | No CommentsThere are a lot of unwanted shrubs, trees, and weeds that grow up on properties. It can be difficult to stay ahead of them, especially on ground that you may […] -
![It seems fairly obvious that the earlier a cover crop can be seeded in the fall, the more growth there will be (in both the fall and spring). Currently, the […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cover_crop_seeding_date-115x115.png "Impact of Seeding Date and Termination Date on Cover Crop Growth")
Impact of Seeding Date and Termination Date on Cover Crop Growth
Posted on May 17, 2017 | No CommentsIt seems fairly obvious that the earlier a cover crop can be seeded in the fall, the more growth there will be (in both the fall and spring). Currently, the […] -
![The Allamakee SWCD sponsored the 40th annual Conservation Education Day on Thursday, May 4 in the Waukon City Park. An estimated 88 Allamakee County sixth-graders from Waukon Middle School and St. Pat’s attended the event. […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_consed-115x115.png "6th Grade Conservation Education Day")
6th Grade Conservation Education Day
Posted on May 8, 2017 | No CommentsThe Allamakee SWCD sponsored the 40th annual Conservation Education Day on Thursday, May 4 in the Waukon City Park. An estimated 88 Allamakee County sixth-graders from Waukon Middle School and St. Pat’s attended the event. […]