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Iowa Nutrient R Reduction Strategy 2016 Annual Report

19 July 2016

Contact: Laurie Wissler 515-294-5027 lwissler@iastate.edu

Measuring Change

CRP: Additional $225 million

$122,670,000

2015 Outreach Efforts

Number of Events Average Attendance Total Reported Attendance Outreach— Fairs, Tours, and Community Education 98 140 14,375 Field Days 57 41 4,159 Workshops 19 34 1,172 Conferences 4 291 1,281 Total 178 20,987

Farmer Awareness of the NRS

1 2 3 4 5

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Acres (Millions)

Alternative Land Use in Iowa

Alternative Field Crops and Pasture CRP

100 200 300 400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Acres (Thousands) In-Field Nutrient Management in Iowa through State and Federal Funding

Cover Crops Nutrient Management - 590 Standard Conservation Tillage

2014 2015 Wetlands, Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (acres treated) 99,309 Bioreactors (acres installed) ................ 676 838 Terraces (feet) ..................................... 16,076,690 19,821,659 Water and Sediment Control (number) .............................................. 18,609 19,321 Selected Edge-of-Field Practices in Iowa through state/federal funding, installed since 2011

Nutrient Load Reduction from Select Conservation Practices

(Pounds)

2014 2015 Nitrogen - Total 3,830,000 Cover Crops 23,560,000 CREP wetlands 1,474,000 Bioreactors 6000 Phosphorus - Total 134,947 217,884 Cover Crops 112,518 196967 No-till 10,622 14,229 Reduced till 345 7 Extended rotation 1463 6,680 Phosphorus—annual CRP fluctuations†

• 104,134

+56,311 2,356,000 196,967