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Iris at Quigley-Slattery Heritage Prairie, Buchanan County

Jessica Rilling

Blog For Tag "farmers"

  • Prairie STRIPS are improving wildlife habitat on Lanz Heritage Farm

    MAY. 6, 2019

    The INHF-owned Lanz Heritage Farm has been a testing site for the Iowa State STRIPS program, which is showing that improving soil health and wildlife habitat can be part of a sustainable agriculture operation.

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  • Jewells protects family farm outside Decorah with Agricultural Land Easement

    FEB. 27, 2018

    Bobby Jewell wanted to keep his farm in the family. It was with conservation and the longevity of their family's farm operation in mind that the Jewells donated an agricultural land easement on 696 acres in Winneshiek County.

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  • Looking out for Okoboji

    JUN. 6, 2017

    Ann G. and Sigurd Anderson were honored this year at Gift to Iowa's Future Day, a ceremony recognizing Iowa landowners who gave gifts of land or conservation easements to the state. Ann and Sig originally donated a conservation easement on Green Pastures in Dickinson County before donating the land to INHF for longterm management and ownership.

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