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Soil & water conservation, hunting (archery-passionate), fishing.

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Seems a bit early for wood ticks??? Encountered two in the last three days - or they encountered me.

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Still a bit amazed -the Doberman house dog came through again but got rather fatigued from the effort.

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@FarmrHuntr @prairiestrips Amen. To control soil movement a system of practices is a must.

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https://t.co/Jm7qm0RP21 If China food production is stressed there will be international impacts. China’s water resources are also in very poor condition.

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We do have access to our own fountain of youth. Why not use it?Reversing the Clock – How Exercise Can Mimic the Effects of Youthful Cells
https://t.co/lzojcEuS4f

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Have you ever hunted with a pointing Doberman? It is rather unique.

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No hunting experience compare to sharing a first successive deer hunt with my granddaughters

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Returning from Sevilla Spain. Asked to address soil conservation successes in the US. It was a short talk.

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@FoundationFAR @IowaStateU @SArchontoulis Congratulations. Interested in results.

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Hank Kolhler, the local legend, launches his 1200 mile paddling trip from the Lief River, MN, to the Gulf of Mexico to raise $$$ for our natural resources. See more @one4water

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Where has all the topsoil gone and why no cover crops or surface crop residue? More than mildly disappointed driving through parts of Minnesota this week.

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Hank Kohler, local outdoor legend & former Happy Joes (Ames) owner, will canoe the length of the Mississippi River this summer raising awareness of & funds for natural resources, starting at the same spot from which he canoed to Hudson Bay 40 years ago. @one4water

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Estimated 35% of Cornbelt farmland area devoid of topsoil via erosion. Loss of topsoil has reduced yield potential 25 - 50%, especially in dry years. Corn prices pushing $7.00 and soybeans $14.00/bu. Doesn’t take a math whiz to recognize today’s cost of soil erosion.

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I counsel students if they conduct research for an academic institution avoid advocacy related to their professional focus. Your research will become biased or perceived as such & you lose credibility.

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Very disheartened driving through NE Iowa this weekend. Majority of long steep slopes being tilled, apparently for row crops. Struggled finding no-till fields in Winneshiek Co where it is definitely needed.

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@lprokopy @johnkempf Is it when a farmer already has income assurance through government supported crop insurance. Remove government subsidies and you are absolutely right.

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Gravity pulls water downhill. It does the same with topsoil, especially when assisted by tillage. Research indicates “tillage erosion” moves as much soil annually as water. Use less iron or use iron less. Your long term bottom line will benefit.

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@agronomyadvisor Still trying to figure this out. Life is short so live in ways that make life shorter. I must be missing something???

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https://t.co/L20GBTEHrl Pretty solid evidence that our historic soil erosion estimates have been low and that more soil degradation has occurred than many of us recognize.