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Soil and Water
Conservation Week
Posted 24 November 2008
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill
Northey has announced that Nov. 23 through 29 has been declared Soil
and Water Conservation Week. Governor Culver signed a
proclamation recognizing the 100 Soil and Water Conservation Districts
across the state for their hard work and dedication to Iowa’s land and
water resources.
“Soil and Water Conservation week is a time to celebrate the
partnership between state and federal agencies, local organizations,
and land users who work to protect soil and water quality throughout
the state,” Northey said. “In an expression of Thanksgiving, we
commemorate Iowa’s rich soil and vast landscape that has made our state
one of the most productive areas for food and livestock production in
the world.”
Soil and Water Conservation Week recognizes that the abundance of our
agricultural products and the quality of life we enjoy are dependent
upon the proper use and management of soil and water resources. Iowa’s
farm commodity producers are harvesting the bounty of the rich soils of
this great state.
Iowa’s conservation partnership through the locally-led efforts of soil
and water conservation districts will be a focal point for flood
recovery and improved storm water management. For nearly 70 years
Iowa’s 100 soil and water conservation districts have worked in
partnership with Iowa land users, organizations, and local, state, and
federal agencies for this purpose.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s Division of
Soil Conservation (DSC) is responsible for state leadership in the
protection and management of soil, water and mineral resources,
assisting soil and water conservation districts and private landowners
to meet their agricultural and environmental protection needs. They
partner with the state’s 100 Soil and Water Conservations Districts,
the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Iowa
Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and Iowa State University to
make these projects happen.
Northey, a corn and soybean farmer from Spirit Lake is serving his
first term as Secretary of Agriculture. His priorities as Secretary of
Agriculture are the opportunities in renewable energy, conservation and
stewardship, and telling the story of Iowa agriculture.
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