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Streambank Stabilization Field Day
Posted on April 11, 2025 | No Comments -
![The Allamakee Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners made their selection for this year’s Allamakee Scholarship Fund Scholarship at their March 2025 Meeting. The board awarded six scholarships totaling $4,750. […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/scholarship-36x36.png "Allamakee SWCD Scholarship Winners")
Allamakee SWCD Scholarship Winners
Posted on April 15, 2024 | No Comments -
![CRP fields undergo status reviews at least 2 times during the contract length. NRCS typically conducts these reviews in year 4 and year 9. The year 4 check is to […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CRP_photos-36x36.png "CRP status reviews")
CRP status reviews
Posted on December 7, 2023 | No Comments -
![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-36x36.png "Management of Weeds and Unwanted Trees and Shrubs")
Management of Weeds and Unwanted Trees and Shrubs
Posted on July 10, 2020 | No Comments
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Media & Publications
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![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/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.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. […] -
![With increasing interest in cover crops in recent years, there is also increased discussion about how best to fit cover crops into each system. One issue to address is cover […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cover_crop_field_day2017-115x115.png "Manure and Cover Crops")
Manure and Cover Crops
Posted on May 3, 2017 | No CommentsWith increasing interest in cover crops in recent years, there is also increased discussion about how best to fit cover crops into each system. One issue to address is cover […] -
![The Allamakee SWCD submitted a proposal through the USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program in September, 2016. It was announced in December that the proposal was accepted. This project will have […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RCPP-115x115.png "RCPP funding")
RCPP funding
Posted on December 21, 2016 | No CommentsThe Allamakee SWCD submitted a proposal through the USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program in September, 2016. It was announced in December that the proposal was accepted. This project will have […] -
![According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Allamakee County was the largest oat-producing county in Iowa at an estimated 181,000 bushels. This was a slight reduction from last year’s 196,000 […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/oats-115x115.png "Oat Production in Allamakee County")
Oat Production in Allamakee County
Posted on December 19, 2016 | No CommentsAccording to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Allamakee County was the largest oat-producing county in Iowa at an estimated 181,000 bushels. This was a slight reduction from last year’s 196,000 […] -
SWCD Commissioner Terms Expire for Stock and Welsh
Posted on December 19, 2016 | No CommentsLynn Stock and Clinton Welsh have decided to end their roles on the Allamakee SWCD Board of commissioners at the end of 2016. They have a combined 20 years on […] -
![Improving aggregate stability is the first step in improving soil health. Many of you have likely seen a slake test where two soil samples are placed in clear tubes that […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/slake-115x115.png "Soil Health: Aggregate Stability")
Soil Health: Aggregate Stability
Posted on December 13, 2016 | No CommentsImproving aggregate stability is the first step in improving soil health. Many of you have likely seen a slake test where two soil samples are placed in clear tubes that […] -
![This warm fall weather has provided excellent conditions for cover crop growth. If cover crops were seeded early enough (such as in August or September), they may provide enough biomass […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/grazing_cover_crops-115x115.png "Grazing Cover Crops")
Grazing Cover Crops
Posted on November 14, 2016 | No CommentsThis warm fall weather has provided excellent conditions for cover crop growth. If cover crops were seeded early enough (such as in August or September), they may provide enough biomass […] -
![I stumbled across the website, WhatsMyFarmWorth.com when I was searching for information online about rental rates for farms. I was hoping this website would provide useful information for landowners and […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/weighted_csr-115x115.png "Website Calculates CSRs")
Website Calculates CSRs
Posted on November 9, 2016 | No CommentsI stumbled across the website, WhatsMyFarmWorth.com when I was searching for information online about rental rates for farms. I was hoping this website would provide useful information for landowners and […] -
![The tallgrass prairie once dominated Iowa prior to European settlement and is the reason we have some of the richest soils in the world. A prairie ecosystem provides many services […]](https://allamakeeswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CRP_photos-115x115.png "Mowing and Patience are Key for Successful Native CRP Plantings")
Mowing and Patience are Key for Successful Native CRP Plantings
Posted on October 31, 2016 | No CommentsThe tallgrass prairie once dominated Iowa prior to European settlement and is the reason we have some of the richest soils in the world. A prairie ecosystem provides many services […] -
Small Grains in Northeast Iowa
Posted on October 26, 2016 | No CommentsA recent article in the Iowa Farmer Today provided information from the August, 2016 small grain workshop that was held in Waukon. Presenters at the workshop were Sara Berges from the Allamakee […]