South Dakota State University
NRCS staff gather for Soil Health and Sustainability on June 10, 2025, near Ainsworth, IA. (Jason Johnson - Iowa NRCS)

Soil at heart of conservation decisions

  • By Jason Johnson │ USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
Drainage, water recycling pond. (South Dakota State University Extension)
2025 Landowner Education Program cohort (Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)

Landowner education graduates enhance knowledge of soil health and communication

  • By Catherine DeLong, Julia Baker, Alaina Friesleben │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Cattle feedlot in Carroll County, Iowa. (iStock │ #484438670 - DarcyMaulsby)
Attendees of the 2025 Soybean College will have the opportunity to partake in hands-on demonstrations that will address many of the production challenges Arkansas soybean producers are facing today. (Division of Agriculture photo.)
Members of the Jackrabbit Tractor Club assemble with their 2024, left, and 2025 entries at the International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition at the Expo Gardens Fairgrounds in Peoria, Illinois. Entered in separate classes at this year’s competition, both placed second. (SDSU Extension)
Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science