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Dr. Girish Panicker receives International Conservation Research Award from the Soil and Water Conservation Society

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Thursday, June 29, 2023
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Dr. Girish Panicker, director of the USDA Conservation Research Program and a tenured professor, is the recipient of the 2023 International Conservation Research Award from the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS).

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  • Dr. Girish Panicker, director of the USDA Conservation Research Program and a tenured professor, is the recipient of the 2023 International Conservation Research Award from the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS).
  • The SWCS, a leading nonprofit scientific and educational organization advocating for conservation professionals and science-based practices, programs, and policies, recognizes Panicker’s outstanding contributions to conservation research.
  • Our research goes to so many countries around the world.”
    Panicker’s achievement has earned him international recognition for his decades-long dedication to the conservation research field in the United States.
  • “It is an extreme honor to acknowledge Dr. Panicker for recently receiving the 2023 International Conservation Research Award,” said Dr. Dexter Wakefield, interim dean of the School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences.

Truterra and Soil and Water Conservation Society Awarded $1.5M from USDA to Accelerate Adoption of Precision Nutrient Management Practices in Midwestern States

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
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The trials will use the Truterra Insights Engine, a leading on-farm conservation management platform, to help collect and measure findings.

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  • The trials will use the Truterra Insights Engine, a leading on-farm conservation management platform, to help collect and measure findings.
  • "With the Soil and Water Conservation Society and agricultural retailers, we are working together to build a system of change that seeks to increase and accelerate the rate of stewardship adoption around the country."
  • Through firsthand experience, the project aims to increase producer knowledge of these practices, integrate conservation management programs into retailer services, and broaden and accelerate conservation practice adoption.
  • The Soil and Water Conservation Society is headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa with chapters across the United States and Canada.