Dallas Soil & Water Conservation District: Helping People Help the Land in Dallas County, Iowa, since 1946.

Adel, IA
Joined May 2017
This is what we're all about: youtu.be/7kyQIXAjnQI
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There’s a #PlusSide to #weatherproofing your farm. #4RPlus practices help soil hold moisture during a heavy rain event or drought. Michael Vittetoe, a SE IA farmer, shares why cover-cropped fields can manage water during rainfall. Read about his methods: bit.ly/4RPlusMichaelVittetoe.
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We received a $1 M grant from EPA to help build 8 wetlands in the North Raccoon River Watershed, which is a source of drinking water for more than 500,000 residents in the Des Moines area. Wetlands are one of the most effective practices to capture and treat nutrients. #IowaAg
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The Central Iowa Water Quality Infrastructure Project kickoff event was held this morning near Alleman. The project creates a new framework to streamline and scale up adoption of saturated buffers and bioreactors by simplying the financing and construction process for landowners.
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This article examines the results of a study on planting both corn and soybeans into a green #CoverCrop. agfax.com/2021/05/13/minneso…
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Cover crop cost share programs are available! Call your local USDA Service office for assistance. iowaagriculture.gov/news/cle…
Always love to support people sharing their experiences with #covercrops.
Tune into @WHOBigShow tomorrow field day at Phil & Ryan Heiniger near Oakville to share the benefits of cover crops. Be the first to hear about stewardship and regulatory updates that will impact your farm and events across the state. iowacorn.org/iowa-corn-stewa…
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This week, @USDA @SecVilsack joins @farmmillennial and @Continuum_Ag to talk about what farmers need and what the federal government can do about increasing #agriculture's role in mitigating #climatechange. Take a 🎧: fieldworktalk.org/episode/20… #AgTwitter #podcast
Are you a recent college grad or enrolled in an ag related field of study and interested in part-time work as an intern with a local soil and water conservation district? Contact us for further information on intern opportunities that are open! iowaagriculture.gov/dscwq/su…
"Soil without carbon is just dirt, and I have no interest of having dirt on my farm"-Gary Lewis
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Dallas SWCD retweeted
For those farmers who start harvest soon, remeber you could still grow a nice cover crop for the next 3 month. Harvest the sunlight and pump down the sugars to feed the life in your soil #keepitgreen #keepitcovered
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Come visit us at the Dallas Co Fair! We have Whobuddies games, this educational stream table, and stories about conservation award winners!
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Watching a rainfall simulation at our Soil Health Field Day in Perry. L to R: 8% slope on tilled soil, no till soil, planted prairie soil, 3% slope tilled soil. Runoff collected in jugs in front.
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Here, the jugs on the ground show the water that infiltrated through the soils. Prairie and no till soaked in a lot of water quickly! (1 inch in 10 minutes)
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There are a few of these scattered around Dallas County! How many have you found? xitter.cf/CleanWaterIowa/status/…
Looking forward to the return of this great event! xitter.cf/soilmgt/status/9917713…
Heads up, we are in the planning process of organizing the Iowa Soil Health Conference for Feb. 4 and 5, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. Mark your calendar for another exciting conference.
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Dallas SWCD retweeted
#plant18 #spray18 #cndag #skag #mbag #farm365 #agmorethanever #agvocate @domoreag You are human, not a machine. You are only as helpful as you are healthy. Work hard. Stay Safe. Grow good food.
Dallas SWCD retweeted
With each successive year of #NoTill & #CoverCrops it has taken less & less downforce to place the seed. 180 lbs in 2015 149 lbs in 2017 Averages based on a million data points per field. cc: @danbahej
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