Cropping Systems

Applying Fertilizer and Lime to CRP Land; ISU Extension
Converting to Pasture or Hay: Evaluating Current Vegetation; ISU Extension
Converting to Pasture or Hay: Managing Weeds and Fertility; ISU Extension
Converting to Pasture or Hay: Repairing, Replanting CRP Land; ISU Extension
Converting to Pasture or Hay: Forage Seeding Mixtures; ISU Extension
CRP: It's in Your Hands; USDA-NRCS
Filter Strips; USDA-NRCS
Contouring; USDA-NRCS
Contour Buffer Strips; USDA-NRCS
Food Plots for Wildlife; USDA-NRCS
Interseeding; USDA-NRCS
Planting Corn or Soybeans into CRP Sod Ground; ISU Extension
Profitable Pastures; USDA-NRCS
Tillage Options After CRP; ISU Extension

Soil Management

Soil Loss, Nutrient Loss, and Change in Soil Organic Carbon Associated with Crop Production; USDA-NRCS
A Guide to Conservation Programs for Iowa's Landowners; USDA-NRCS
Soil Erosion, Crop Productivity and Cultural Practices; ISU Extension
Understanding and Managing Soil Compaction; ISU Extension
Residue Management and Cultural Practices; ISU Extension
Impact of Tillage and Crop Rotation Systems on Soil Carbon Sequestration; ISU Extension

Soil Quality

Soil Erosion, Crop Productivity and Cultural Practices; ISU Extension
Soil Quality in Organic Agricultural Systems; ISU Extension
Understanding and Managing Soil Compaction; ISU Extension
Soil Erosion and Water Quality; ISU Extension
Resource Concerns: Soil Erosion; USDA-NRCS
Resource Concerns: Sediment Deposition on Cropland; USDA-NRCS
Resource Concerns: Compaction; USDA-NRCS
Resource Concerns: Salinization; USDA-NRCS
Resource Concerns: Soil Biodiversity; USDA-NRCS
Resource Concerns: Available Water Capacity; USDA-NRCS
Resource Concerns: Pesticides; USDA-NRCS
Indicators for Soil Quality Evaluation: Hydrophobicity; USDA-NRCS
Indicators for Soil Quality Evaluation: Indicators for Soil Quality Evaluation; USDA-NRCS
Indicators for Soil Quality Evaluation: Organic Matter; USDA-NRCS
Indicators for Soil Quality Evaluation: Soil Crusts; USDA-NRCS
Indicators for Soil Quality Evaluation: Aggregate Stability; USDA-NRCS
Indicators for Soil Quality Evaluation: Infiltration; USDA-NRCS
Indicators for Soil Quality Evaluation: Soil pH; USDA-NRCS

Tillage and Residue Management

Tillage Equipment Pocket Identification Guide; USDA-NRCS
Residue Management and Cultural Practices; ISU Extension
Consider the Strip-Tillage Alternative; ISU Extension
Considerations in Selecting No-Till; ISU Extension
Manure and Tillage Management; ISU Extension
Impact of Tillage and Crop Rotation Systems on Soil Carbon Sequestration; ISU Extension

Water Quality

Soil Erosion and Water Quality; ISU Extension
Getting Paid for Stewardship: An Agricultural Community Water Quality Trading Guide: CTIC
Conservation Buffers and Water Quality; ISU Extension

Other Resources
Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University
Department of Ecomonics, Iowa State University
Department of Sociology, Iowa State University
Agricultural Machinery, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University
Soil Management and Conservation Practices, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University
Heartland Regional Water Coordination Initiative, United States Lant Grant Colleges and Universities
Buffer Notes, Nation's Association of Conservation Districts
Consortium for Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Soil and Water Conservaton Society
American Society of Agronomy
RUSLE2 information sheet; USDA-NRCS

Educational Materials

Iowa Learning Farm - Introduction
• Presentation
• Handout 1, 2, 3

Reports
• 2005 Year End
• 2006 Year End

Related Newsletters
• Soil Quality Team
• Iowa Manure Matters: Odor and Nutrient Mangement
• Water Watch

Iowa Learning Farm Symposium - Integrated Crop Management conference - 11/30 thru 12/1/05
• Conservation systems role in sustaining productivity and soil quality. - M. Al-Akaisi
• Conservation systems: Effects of manure application on drainage water quality. - M. Helmers
• Energy price change impacts on selection of conservation systems. - M. Duffy & M. Hanna

Agriculture and the Environment conference - 3/7/06
• The status of CRP and the options available. - M. Licht & B. Peterson
• Nuturing change in conservation systems over the next 5 years. - J. Comito & S. Padgitt