
Multi-cropping Iowa
@multiiowa
Project aimed at diversifying and sustaining crop production in Iowa while also protecting and enhancing natural resources
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11-06-2018 20:41:08
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Cool video!!! This is the result of forward thinkers like Loran Steinlage and great partners like IowaSoybeans American Flood Coalition and others to see real changes. Well done! 👏👏👏👏👏

Reminder! Join the next Soil Health Digital Cafe webinar. Ross Evelsizer, Natural Resources Project Director for Northeast Iowa RC&D, will be discussing the Multi-cropping Iowa project focused on bringing value to diverse crop production. Register:msu.zoom.us/meeting/regist…



We're looking back at some of the key projects we've worked on over the past 6 years. Here's a resource from our partners at Northeast Iowa RC&D who we supports on an innovative multi-cropping project to reduce flooding on farmlands. bit.ly/3xpiseE #AFCSixYearAnniversary



Barley: ”Oh, hello there! Who are you?” Pea: ”Hi. I am your new crop companion.” Barley: “How nice, I always wanted to have a friend.” Compared to a monoculture, growing two crops in the same field offers various benefits - Jerry Alford from #TeamLEGUMINOSE explains.



Relay cropping is a promising method farmers use to reduce nutrient runoff into waterways, as demonstrated by Loran Steinlage. In Iowa, corn and soybeans dominate, leaving fields bare half the year and increasing nutrient loss. By growing grains like barley and rye in the same

"Flood policy is agricultural policy." We recently brought together our partners at Iowa Flood Center and Northeast Iowa RC&D to talk with 💧 waterloop 💧 on the benefits of multi-cropping in Northeast Iowa. Here's more on our pilot project: floodcoalition.org/2023/08/afc-pi…