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Data and Reports

Inflation Reduction Act Data Visualization Tool

This tool provides state-by-state data showing investments for Farm Bill and Inflation Reduction Act funding. Final data are available for fiscal year 2023, with year-to-date data available for fiscal year 2024 and 2025.

Tech Tools

Iowa Cover Crop Fact Sheets

The Iowa cover crop fact sheets are a quick reference to aid in selection and identification of cover crop species. The fact sheets provide information on cultural traits, planting, and performance ratings. 

Crimped cereal rye cover crop on a southeast Iowa crop field.
Guides and Instructions

Iowa Draft Standards and Technical Notes

Draft copies of Iowa Standards and Specifications are being placed on the Iowa NRCS Web Site as they are completed. Constructive comments are welcome.

An Iowa farmer applies anhydrous ammonia fertilizer to his soybean field.
Tech Tools

Iowa Engineering Forms

Iowa NRCS is dedicated to providing everything you may need from getting started to maintaining your operation. This page provides popular or frequently used forms. You can also check our Field Office Technical Guide to find what you need.

Data and Reports

Iowa Geologic Resources

This page has links to documents, maps and other graphics that are helpful in understanding the role of geology and geologic assessment in NRCS conservation planning and engineering. 

Landform Regions of Iowa
Guides and Instructions

Iowa NRCS Bulletins: Fiscal Year 2022

What are bulletins?

Bulletins are internal temporary direction that expire at the end of the fiscal year following the year they are issued; and to make announcements or one-time requests from the field. Bulletins cannot change, be deleted, added to, cancelled or transmit permanent directives.

Guides and Instructions

Iowa NRCS Bulletins: Fiscal Year 2023

Bulletins are temporary direction that expire at the end of the fiscal year following the year they are issued; and to make announcements or one-time requests from the field. Bulletins cannot change, be deleted, added to, cancelled or transmit permanent directives.

Guides and Instructions

Iowa NRCS Bulletins: Fiscal Year 2024

Bulletins are temporary direction that expire at the end of the fiscal year following the year they are issued; and to make announcements or one-time requests from the field. Bulletins cannot change, be deleted, added to, cancelled or transmit permanent directives.

Guides and Instructions

Iowa NRCS Bulletins: Fiscal Year 2025

Bulletins are temporary direction that expire at the end of the fiscal year following the year they are issued; and to make announcements or one-time requests from the field. Bulletins cannot change, be deleted, added to, cancelled or transmit permanent directives.

Guides and Instructions

Iowa NRCS Cover Crop Economics

The Cover Crop Economics Tool is a user-friendly economic assessment tool to assess the costs and benefits of incorporating cover crops into a crop rotation.

Cereal rye grows to knee high in the spring prior to spring termination on a Buena Vista County crop field.
Data and Reports

Iowa NRCS Economics

The policy of NRCS is that economics is an essential consideration in all agency decision making. Economic principles must be applied in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of agency policies and program activities to provide the most cost effective assistance.

Ag Economics Graphic