Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 (EPA), Iowa State University and the University of Iowa will co-host a multistate focused conference on anaerobic digestion (AD) in agriculture.

Mark your calendars for November 6-8 at the Scheman Building if you are interested in:

facilitating information exchange on AD in agriculturefocusing on solutions for challenges faced by operators of AD facilities or prospective owner/operators.engaging at the nexus of agriculture, energy and policy

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Climate change provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act have spurred developers to build ambitious renewable energy projects that turn corn into ethanol and manure into methane. Our partners Bryan Sievers, Roeslein Alternative Energy and Gevo are featured in this New York Times article.

Ellen Audia was funded by C-Change as a Master's student at ISU, which she completed in May 2021. She just published a second paper from her thesis: "Measuring changes in financial and ecosystems service outcomes with simulated grassland restoration in a Corn Belt watershed" was published in the journal Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. Ellen is now a PhD student at Southern Illinois University. Congrats, Ellen! We're glad but not surprised you're doing so well!

Infographic provides essential information about why, how and when to establish perennial plantings on farms in Iowa, and the benefits that can be expected

The purpose of the survey is to learn about collaborating landowners’ experiences with the establishment and management of prairie strips to help project staff understand (1) what positive and negative experiences they have had, (2) what information and technical assistance needs they may have, and (3) to learn from their ideas about how the STRIPS team can improve outreach and promotional efforts. The 2021 survey consisted of 10 open-ended questions and three yes/no questions.

Advancing local leadership and creating private incentive structures for perennialization of working landscapes can help improve conservation practices on millions of acres across the Midwest. 

The world currently faces a suite of urgent challenges: environmental degradation, diminished biodiversity, climate change and persistent poverty and associated injustices. All of these challenges can be addressed to a large extent through agriculture. 

Lisa Schulte Moore, a professor of natural resource ecology and management at Iowa State University, has been named a 2021 MacArthur Fellow.

Climate and agricultural scientists and other stakeholders are concerned that without major shifts away from degrading practices toward regenerative systems, long-term sustainability will be compromised.