10 & 4.4 acre grid soil sampling is brought online

Grid soil sampling prevents over-application of fertilizer in areas of the field where nutrient levels are already adequate and provides better recommendations for areas in the field that are deficient.

Founding member of Agriculture’s Clean Water Alliance

ACWA is comprised of ag retailers and supporters working together to improve water quality across the state of Iowa. Our mission is to identify and advance solutions that reduce nutrient loss, build healthier soils, and improve Iowa’s waters. 

Switch to taking 2.5 acre grid soil sampling

Finer grid soil sampling provides a closer look at nutrient levels across an agricultural field. The finer the grid sampling, the more precise an applicator can be when applying variable rate nutrients. The ultimate goal is to prevent over-application of fertilizer in areas where it isn’t needed.

Focus on nitrogen BMP and soil health

As a part of our best management practices, Heartland brings Hydra-Hume and N-Serve products online. Both products are meant to improve nitrogen use efficiency and reduce nitrogen loss.

Focus on tissue sampling and in-field validation of BMPs

Heartland begins to field-test plant health and soil health metrics in an effort to help farmers achieve more efficient input use.

Water tile testing program with farmers in Raccoon River Watershed

Heartland partners with stakeholders in the Racoon River Watershed to test tile water for nitrate levels as a part of the Raccoon River Watershed Water Quality Master Plan.

Supports the drafting and implementation of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy (INRS)

The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy is a science and technology-based framework to assess and reduce nutrients to Iowa waters and the Gulf of Mexico. It is designed to direct efforts to reduce nutrients in surface water from both point and nonpoint sources in a scientific, reasonable and cost-effective manner.

Technical Service Provider for Nutrient Management Plans

Technical Service Providers (TSPs) offer planning, design, and implementation services to agricultural producers such as farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners on behalf of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Three Heartland employees receive TSP certification to draft NRCS 590 Nutrient Management Plans.

Partner in the Midwest Ag Water Quality Partnership RCPP

Regional Conservation Partnership Programs (RCPP) promote coordination of NRCS conservation activities with partners that offer value-added contributions to expand our collective ability to address on-farm, watershed, and regional natural resource concerns.

Midwest Ag Water Quality Partnership  is a multi-year, twice renewed partnership that advances soil health, reducing nutrient loss, and improves water quality in the affected watersheds. Heartland signs on as a partner.

Member of 4R Plus Program and early adopter of AgSolver Platform

Heartland signs on as a member of the 4R Plus program  in Iowa. 4R Plus is a nutrient management and conservation program that equips Iowa farmers with the tools and resources to protect and enhance Iowa soils. AgSolver was an ROI calculator that enabled farmers to evaluate field-level profitability based on inputs and management practices with the aim of increasing profitability by adopting conservation practices.

Launch of Conservation Agronomy program

Heartland launches their Conservation Agronomy program and hires their first Conservation Agronomists. Their first accomplishment? Helping to fund the landowner match on a small wetland, two sediment basins, and a pond! 

Partner on two RCPP conservation projects

Heartland renewed their partnership in the Midwest Ag Quality Partnership  and signs on as a partner in the Iowa Systems Approach to Conservation Drainage program. Heartland’s role in these partnerships is to provide agronomic technical assistance to farmers and landowners who are adopting conservation farming practices.

Heartland’s CA team partners on Cover Crop Partnership and hits important conservation milestones

Heartland partners with Polk County, City of Des Moines, Des Moines Water Works, and IDALS on the Cover Crop Partnership. Polk County and public partners jointly own a high-clearance cover crop machine and Heartland’s role in this partnership is to seed cover crops in priority watersheds in Central Iowa. Heartland’s Conservation Agronomy team sold 14,575 acres of cover crops, 147 acres of CRP, and 57 outlets treated with saturated buffers or bioreactors.

Heartland partners on the Cedar River Source Water Partnership and Lower Cedar Watershed Management Plan

Heartland signs on as an agronomic partner in the Cedar River Source Water Partnership, providing agronomic technical assistance to landowners and farmers who are adopting conservation practices. Heartland’s CA team is also hired as the Watershed Coordinator for the Lower Cedar Watershed Management Authority’s watershed management plan.

Heartland’s CA team hits more conservation milestones!

Heartland’s Conservation Agronomy team sold 44,495 acres of cover crops, 140 acres of diversified crop rotation, 960 acres of improved nutrient management, 5 acres of CRP, and 38 outlets treated with saturated buffers or bioreactors.

Heartland partners on the Wetland Wave

Heartland is hired as a Wetland Coordinator for the Wetland Wave, a large-scale partnership between Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship, Polk County, Polk Soil & Water Conservation District, The Great Outdoors Fund, Ducks Unlimited, Des Moines Water Works, the City of Des Moines, and many others. 

10 & 4.4 acre grid soil sampling is brought online

Grid soil sampling prevents over-application of fertilizer in areas of the field where nutrient levels are already adequate and provides better recommendations for areas in the field that are deficient.

Founding member of Agriculture’s Clean Water Alliance

ACWA is comprised of ag retailers and supporters working together to improve water quality across the state of Iowa. Our mission is to identify and advance solutions that reduce nutrient loss, build healthier soils, and improve Iowa’s waters. 

Switch to taking 2.5 acre grid soil sampling

Finer grid soil sampling provides a closer look at nutrient levels across an agricultural field. The finer the grid sampling, the more precise an applicator can be when applying variable rate nutrients. The ultimate goal is to prevent over-application of fertilizer in areas where it isn’t needed.

Focus on nitrogen BMP and soil health

As a part of our best management practices, Heartland brings Hydra-Hume and N-Serve products online. Both products are meant to improve nitrogen use efficiency and reduce nitrogen loss.

Focus on tissue sampling and in-field validation of BMPs

Heartland begins to field-test plant health and soil health metrics in an effort to help farmers achieve more efficient input use.

Water tile testing program with farmers in Raccoon River Watershed

Heartland partners with stakeholders in the Racoon River Watershed to test tile water for nitrate levels as a part of the Raccoon River Watershed Water Quality Master Plan.

Supports the drafting and implementation of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy (INRS)

The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy is a science and technology-based framework to assess and reduce nutrients to Iowa waters and the Gulf of Mexico. It is designed to direct efforts to reduce nutrients in surface water from both point and nonpoint sources in a scientific, reasonable and cost-effective manner.

Technical Service Provider for Nutrient Management Plans

Technical Service Providers (TSPs) offer planning, design, and implementation services to agricultural producers such as farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners on behalf of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Three Heartland employees receive TSP certification to draft NRCS 590 Nutrient Management Plans.

Partner in the Midwest Ag Water Quality Partnership RCPP

Regional Conservation Partnership Programs (RCPP) promote coordination of NRCS conservation activities with partners that offer value-added contributions to expand our collective ability to address on-farm, watershed, and regional natural resource concerns.

Midwest Ag Water Quality Partnership  is a multi-year, twice renewed partnership that advances soil health, reducing nutrient loss, and improves water quality in the affected watersheds. Heartland signs on as a partner.

Member of 4R Plus Program and early adopter of AgSolver Platform

Heartland signs on as a member of the 4R Plus program  in Iowa. 4R Plus is a nutrient management and conservation program that equips Iowa farmers with the tools and resources to protect and enhance Iowa soils. AgSolver was an ROI calculator that enabled farmers to evaluate field-level profitability based on inputs and management practices with the aim of increasing profitability by adopting conservation practices.

Launch of Conservation Agronomy program

Heartland launches their Conservation Agronomy program and hires their first Conservation Agronomists. Their first accomplishment? Helping to fund the landowner match on a small wetland, two sediment basins, and a pond! 

Partner on two RCPP conservation projects

Heartland renewed their partnership in the Midwest Ag Quality Partnership  and signs on as a partner in the Iowa Systems Approach to Conservation Drainage program. Heartland’s role in these partnerships is to provide agronomic technical assistance to farmers and landowners who are adopting conservation farming practices.

Heartland’s CA team partners on Cover Crop Partnership and hits important conservation milestones

Heartland partners with Polk County, City of Des Moines, Des Moines Water Works, and IDALS on the Cover Crop Partnership. Polk County and public partners jointly own a high-clearance cover crop machine and Heartland’s role in this partnership is to seed cover crops in priority watersheds in Central Iowa. Heartland’s Conservation Agronomy team sold 14,575 acres of cover crops, 147 acres of CRP, and 57 outlets treated with saturated buffers or bioreactors.

Heartland partners on the Cedar River Source Water Partnership and Lower Cedar Watershed Management Plan

Heartland signs on as an agronomic partner in the Cedar River Source Water Partnership, providing agronomic technical assistance to landowners and farmers who are adopting conservation practices. Heartland’s CA team is also hired as the Watershed Coordinator for the Lower Cedar Watershed Management Authority’s watershed management plan.

Heartland’s CA team hits more conservation milestones!

Heartland’s Conservation Agronomy team sold 44,495 acres of cover crops, 140 acres of diversified crop rotation, 960 acres of improved nutrient management, 5 acres of CRP, and 38 outlets treated with saturated buffers or bioreactors.

Heartland partners on the Wetland Wave

Heartland is hired as a Wetland Coordinator for the Wetland Wave, a large-scale partnership between Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship, Polk County, Polk Soil & Water Conservation District, The Great Outdoors Fund, Ducks Unlimited, Des Moines Water Works, the City of Des Moines, and many others.