Angie Rieck-Hinz
Angie Rieck-Hinz is a field agronomist in north central Iowa for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. She has worked for ISU Extension and Outreach for over 25 years, serving in various roles on campus and now in the field. She works closely with farmers on integrated pest management, crop management issues, and nutrient and manure management planning. She provides training in pesticide applicator training, manure applicator training and partners with local watershed groups for implementation of water quality and soil health practices. She also provides training for company agronomists, seed dealers, agency staff and watershed coordinators. She has been a Certified Professional Agronomist (CPAg) for 25 years and a Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) for 5 years.
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Subscribe to RSS FeedWinter months often find us making lists of things we want to get done prior to spring field work and planting. Now is a good time to consider how to safely dispose of old pesticides and chemicals.
The easiest way to manage pesticides is to plan on not having any leftovers. If you hire...
I grew up watching the television show Quincy, M.E. Jack Klugman starred as a Los Angeles County medical examiner in the mystery-thriller, one-hour show as Quincy who had to solve mysterious deaths. I would argue this show set the tone for future shows such as "CSI: Crime Scene...
Seeding Cover Crops in Dry Conditions
We are quickly approaching the time of year when we aerially seed cover crops into standing corn and soybeans. Earlier seeding allows for more growth and consequently more biomass to protect soils from erosion. It also allows the opportunity to...
“History is largely a record of human struggle to wrest the land from nature, because man relies for sustenance on the products of the soil. So direct, is the relationship between soil erosion, the productivity of the land, and the prosperity of people, that the history of mankind, to a...
About twice a year I get asked these questions. "Angie, what are you doing to promote cover crops in north central Iowa? We just don't have many acres of cover crops up there." Or, "Angie, what can we do to get more cover crops in north central Iowa?" I usually chuckle at these questions, and...
My home drinking water source comes from the Xenia Rural Water District. Depending on where you are located within the district, your water comes from an alluvial aquifer, or surface water from the Raccoon River or the Des Moines River. The water is treated and delivered to my home and,...
As I did some reading in preparation of writing this blog, I found there are various definitions of soil health. And I am sure for as many definitions as there are, we each have our own ideas as to what defines soil health. The USDA-NRCS Soil Health web page defines soil health as "the continued...