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The Iowa Nutrient Research Center is accepting new proposals through May 2, 2025, for research projects designed to reduce nitrate and phosphorus in Iowa’s water. The center invites proposals for water quality projects that will benefit farmers, landowners, agribusinesses, policy makers and communities. Potential applicants are encouraged to review the full 2025 request for proposals (PDF) for complete details about the priority topics and application instructions. Proposals are due by May 2, 2025, for projects that would begin in August. Award decisions will be made in July.
Iowa’s new water quality measurement coordinator, Elizabeth Schwab, is looking forward to combining her expertise in water quality and management of big data sets to support the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy. Schwab is coordinating the ongoing effort to make data representing the status of the Nutrient Reduction Strategy available online in accurate and engaging ways. She started the position in January.
The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize the profitability of corn production in the Midwest has been increasing by about 1.2% per year for the past three decades, according to new Iowa State University research. Data-based confirmation of corn’s climbing nitrogen needs reiterates the importance of continuously improving the efficiency of fertilizer use, which is essential to limit the impact on water quality and greenhouse gas emissions.
Stay warm and settle in for an engaging set of seminars on trends in nutrients in surface and groundwater across the U.S. Review recordings from the Iowa Nutrient Research Center’s Fall 2024 seminar series, highlighting the status of nutrients and water quality in watersheds across the country.
“INRC’s fall 2024 seminars were the center’s most popular to date,” said Matt Helmers, INRC director. “The series encompassed a lot of important data about watersheds recognized as important locally and nationally, presented by some leading researchers. So it seems worthwhile to remind people that the seminar recordings are available free on our website.”
Click here to view the INRC Fall 2024 seminar talks.
The spring 2025 Iowa Nutrient Research Center seminar series will showcase “Insights from Next Gen Water Researchers” with presentations by current and recent Iowa State University graduate students. They will discuss studies they are or have been involved in and how water quality research is helping inform their careers. The presentations will take place the second Wednesday of each month, Feb. 12, March 12, April 9 and May 14, from 3:10-4 p.m. The hybrid seminars will be presented online and in-person at 1306 Elings Hall, 605 Bissell Road, on the Iowa State campus. Register here to participate online.
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INRC Assistant Director Kay C. Stefanik was one of the presenters at the recent Cedar Rapids Cedar River Source Water Partnership Partner Appreciation Day, on the panel, Advancing Conservation Practice Adoption: Emerging Research and Trends.
This is the first in a series of INRC articles highlighting important partnerships involved in advancing science for nutrient reduction and water quality.
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa Nutrient Research Center seminar series for Fall 2024 wil
AMES, IA – A one-day Drainage Research Forum will bring experts from the upper Midwest to Am
AMES, Iowa – A free half-day workshop on the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy and incorporating nutrient reduction practices into farm operations will take place Tuesday, June 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the East Shelter House, Swan Lake State Park, near Carroll, Iowa. The workshop is hosted by the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa Nutrient Research Center.
AMES, Iowa – A group of Chinese academics and professionals representing water resource and forestry disciplines recently visited the Iowa Nutrient Research Center and colleagues at Iowa State University and the University of Iowa.
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa Nutrient Research Center has released its 2023 Annual Review.
AMES, Iowa- The Iowa Nutrient Research Center is accepting new proposals for research projects designed to reduce nitrate and phosphorus in Iowa’s water.
A study published by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University presents findings from INRC-supported research on the views of landowners and farmers regarding edge-of-field conservation practices and the barriers to scaling up these practices to significantly reduce nutrient loss. Using two rounds of survey responses among over 1,000 landowners and farmers residing in five watersheds in Iowa, conducted in summer 2022 and 2023, this study provides informative updates for EOF practices on current adoption rates and adoption willingness, perceived environmental benefits, and barriers to adoption and puts forward suggestions on effective education strategies embraced by landowners and farmers.
Matt Helmers has been making a difference on Iowa’s landscape for more than two decades. His passion for agriculture and conservation have led to a career working with Iowa’s farmers and communities as they adopt new practices to improve water quality and manage nutrients.
AMES, Iowa – A new Iowa Nutrient Research Center seminar series for spring 2024 continues its Focus on the Future with current and recent graduate students discussing studies they are involved in and some of their experiences as early career researchers.
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa Nutrient Research Center at Iowa State University is releasing highlights of recent activity sum
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