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• Absentee Landowner Outreach
• Iowa Farm*A*Syst
• Hazardous Materials Outreach
• Loess Hills Grassbank
• 'The Grazing Manager' Software
• Prescribed Fire liability Insurance
• Conservation Planning Tools
• Monitoring Wetland Sites
• Tillage Affects on Soil Quality
• Regional Fire Management Plan
• Animating Conservation Practices
• Watershed Assessment
• Goat Browsing to Control Woody Vegetation
• Prescribed Fire & Volunteer Fire Departments
• Estimating Soil Loss with RUSLE2 & LiDAR

Services

• Conservation Planning Software
• Expert Panel Meetings
• Stakeholder Meetings
• Agronomic Field Research
• Feasibility Assessment
• Facilitated Planning
• Toolkit Development
• Natural Resource Photography
• Survey Distribution & Analysis
• Education/Training
• Plain Language Writing
• Natural Resources Inventory
• Technical Writing
• Environmental Assessment

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The Agren Team

• Tom Buman
• Stan Buman
• Jamie Ridgely
• Bob Buman
• Bill Buman
• Amy Dreith
• Rob Ravenscroft
• Dave Rohlf
• Randy Loomis

Resources

Academic Articles

• Preparing Iowa Firefighters for Prescribed Burns
• The Grazing Manager (TGM): Decision Support Software for Graziers
• Technologies for Efficient Manure Utilization and Nutrient Management
• Profit, yield, and soil quality effects of tillage systems in corn - soybean rotations
• Profit and Yield of Tillage In Cotton Production Systems
• Investigating Corn Nitrogen Sufficiency at the Field Level

Agren Toolshed Articles

• Dakota Farmer
• Kansas Farmer
• Nebraska Farmer
• Ohio Farmer
• The Farmer
• Western Farmer Stockman
• Wallaces Farmer
• Michigan Farmer

Agren Articles

• Movie emphasizes land protection
• Two Models for Increasing Private Lands Burning
• Grass banks where producers farm out their cattle to do needed work on their own pastures
• Grant presented to study burning
• Grazing for Prairie
• TGM manages grass
• Grazing finds a place in stewardship effort
• Grassbanks could aid in restoration
• A new tool for CCAs to help clients reduce nutrient costs
• Risk Free Savings: Warranty Program protects against income loss
• Flames refine grasses
• FFA Students will call on area farmers
• Farm*A*Syst addresses environmental issues
• Insuring the Future
• Sharing Manure's Wealth

Clients & Partners

• Ag Conservation Innovation Center
• Agflex, Inc.
• American Farmland Trust
• Carroll Soil and Water Conservation District
• Dow
• Dupont
• Environmental Defense
• Golden Hills RC&D
• Great Lakes Protection Fund
• Helena Chemical
• ICF Consulting Group, Inc.
• Crop Production Services (CPS)
• Iowa Department of Economic Development
• Iowa Dept of Natural Resources
• Iowa Farm Bureau
• Iowa Independent Crop Consultants
• Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
• IPM Institute
• IPM Works
• Limestone Bluffs RC&D
• Loess Hills Alliance
• McKnight Foundation
• Missouri & Mississippi Divide RC&D
• Monsanto Corporation
• National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment
• Sandhills Taskforce
• Syngenta
• Tetra Tech, Inc
• The Nature Conservancy-Iowa
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
• USDA Risk Management Agency

Memberships

• Carroll Chamber of Commerce
• Academy of Management
• Society of Range Management
• National Parks Conservation Association
• Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
• Ducks Unlimited
• Weed Science Society of America
• American Society of Agronomy
• Iowa Conservation Education Coalition
• North Central Weed Science Society
• Soil and Water Conservation Society
• Arbor Day Foundation
• Pheasants Forever