DYSART, Iowa — Al and Ruth Schafbuch see the three saturated buffers they installed on their farm northeast of Dysart as their way of showing that farmers are responsible stewards. Al Schafbuch ...

The Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition Member Companies and Dan Jaynes with the National Laboratory for Agricultural and The Environment collaborated to quantify the effectiveness of ...

A new technology for cleansing nutrients from water leaving Iowa’s tile-drained fields began with two Iowa State University researchers brainstorming after a professional meeting. Their “back of the ...

Government officials across the Midwest face pressure to address high levels of nitrate pollution in water, which researchers have linked to illnesses including cancer, birth defects and thyroid ...

ANKENY, Iowa, Feb. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Farm Services Agency (FSA) and the Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition (ADMC) collaborated to quantify the effectiveness of saturated ...

Ames - Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District and Iowa Corn, will host a wetland and saturated buffer field day on Wednesday, August 22nd from 5:30-7 ...

KASSON, Minn. — Saturated buffers aren't noticeably different above ground than grassed buffers, it's what is underneath that's different. A saturated buffer field day was held in Dodge County on July ...

Updated May 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM EDT Increasing use of nitrogen-based fertilizer over the last half-century is putting Americans' health at risk. Excess nitrate in drinking water increases the risk of ...

Although riparian forest buffers are often designed primarily for water quality benefits, these practices can also include woody species that provide products such as nuts, fruit, and decorative woody ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition (ADMC) Member Companies and Dr. Dan Jaynes with the National Laboratory for Agricultural & The ...