Keep an eye out for the 2018 Field Days!
June 15 - Enjoy a tour of agriculture in Black Hawk and Benton Counties. This tour is put on by Silos and Smokestacks, Black Hawk SWCD and Benton SWCD. Keep on eye on https://www.facebook.com/ssnha for registration information!
November 2018 - End of harvest celebration, moving forward from here in the project areas. Details to come!
December 2018 - End of Year Review for the Benton/Tama Project. We'll be going over water results and talking about how we did this year and how the future is looking. Date and Time TBD.
November 2018 - End of harvest celebration, moving forward from here in the project areas. Details to come!
December 2018 - End of Year Review for the Benton/Tama Project. We'll be going over water results and talking about how we did this year and how the future is looking. Date and Time TBD.
2018 Benton Soil and Water Conservation Photo Contest
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Map of where the Fall 2015 cover crop plots are located - come check them out!
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Outreach Activities
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We have 18" x 36" heavy vinyl stickers to display on the back doors of grain trucks, toolboxes of work trucks, trailers, etc.
If you are interested in a sticker and haven't been contacted yet, please email shelby.williamsl@ia.nacdnet.net or call 319-472-2161, extension 4045.
Benton County Farm Bureau and Practical Farmers of Iowa partnered together to sponsor these stickers for the Benton/Tama WQI Project.
We have 18" x 36" heavy vinyl stickers to display on the back doors of grain trucks, toolboxes of work trucks, trailers, etc.
This one pictured is on the side of a fuel delivery vehicle.
If you are interested in a sticker and haven't been contacted yet, please email shelby.williams@ia.nacdnet.net or call 319-472-2161, extension 4045.
Side-by-Side Trials
Ask us about opportunities for side-by-side trials for cover crops and management practices.