Iowa Farmers Can Earn Crop Insurance Discount by Planting Cover Crops
Iowa farmers planting cover crops this fall could qualify for a $5-per-acre discount on their 2027 crop insurance premiums. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is encouraging farmers to consider […]
Naig Highlights Northwest Iowa Innovation and Stewardship in Agriculture
From conservation-minded livestock producers in Lyon County to a growing goat creamery near Alton and a new water quality project at Dordt University, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says […]
Lyon County Farm Family Receives Statewide Good Farm Neighbor Award
An Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship award recognizing environmental stewardship, livestock care, and community leadership is heading to northwest Iowa. Inwood Family Honored at World Pork Expo Iowa […]
Dordt Receives REAP Grant to Expand Prairie-Themed Educational Board Game Across Iowa
Dordt University has received a Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) Education Grant aimed at expanding environmental education opportunities in Iowa classrooms and libraries through a game-based learning project centered on […]
Dordt University Prairie Pond Project Receives $430,000 State Water Quality Investment
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has announced several 2026 urban water quality projects across the state, including one at Dordt University in Sioux Center. Dordt is receiving $430,000 from […]
Carly Herum
ISU Extension Master Conservationist Program
Emily Ostrander
Lyon County Conservation Events