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SUMMARY:Diversified Agricultural Systems Field Day
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n \n  \nIowa Learning Farms\, in partnership with the Jóia Food & Fiber Farm\, Savanna Institute\, University of Minnesota Forever Green\, and USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)\, will host a field day Wednesday\, September 6 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at Wendy Johnson and Johnny Rafkin’s farm near Charles City. The free event is open to farmers and landowners and includes a complimentary meal.  \nHosts Wendy and John started Jóia Food & Fiber Farm in 2010 with a mission to farm holistically. While farming organic row crops\, they decided to keep some of the land to pasture for soil health\, water quality and drainage concerns. The farm is now certified organic\, with some areas in transition to organic using Kernza®. Sheep and lambs are certified Animal Welfare Approved and they also raise pigs\, broiler chickens\, layer chickens\, turkeys\, a few cows of their own and custom graze a 25 cow/calf herd. With growing interest in agroforestry\, they are utilizing silvopasture through the integration of trees and shrubs\, including fruit and nut types\, in their pastures. Additionally\, Wendy co-owns Counting Sheep Sleep Company\, a wool fiber business utilizing Jóia’s wool and co-manages the family farm\, Center View Farms Co\, with her father and has helped to expand conservation practices on her family’s traditional row-crop farm to become more sustainable and regenerative by implementing 100% no-till\, adding cover crops\, and reducing costly inputs.  \nWeather permitting\, the program will feature a field tour and discussion with Jenn Ripp\, agroforestry educator with the Savanna Institute highlighting ways to integrate silvopasture in the grazing system. Matt Leavitt\, perennial grains and winter annuals agronomy specialist at University of Minnesota Forever Green\, will discuss the use of Kernza as a perennial crop that is being used for food\, feed and brewing. Omar de-Kok Mercado\, Mad Agriculture Midwest regional manager will share their role in helping producers transition to perennials. Josh Heims\, Floyd County NRCS district conservationist\, will share cost opportunities available for grazing\, agroforestry and transitioning to organic. \nThe field day will be held at Jóia Food & Fiber Farm located at 2038 March Avenue\, Charles City\, IA 50616 and will be held rain or shine. The farm is located on the east side of the road right and field day signs will mark the driveway to enter. Insect repellent will be provided and attendees are encouraged to wear long pants and closed toe shoes.  \nThe event is free and open to farmers and landowners\, though reservations are required to ensure adequate space and food. For reasonable accommodations and to RSVP please contact Liz Ripley at 515-294-5429 or ilf@iastate.edu. Attendees will be entered in a drawing for ISU Prarie Strips honey.
URL:https://www.iowawatercenter.org/event/diversified-agricultural-systems-field-day/
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SUMMARY:Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Water Stress Impacts on Crops - Excess and Deficit
DESCRIPTION:The Iowa Learning Farms conservation webinar taking place Sep. 6 at noon will feature Jeff Strock\, Ph.D.\, professor and soil scientist\, University of Minnesota Southwest Research & Outreach Center. Strock’s research activities are focused on diversified cropping systems/rotation complexity and agricultural drainage water management. He directs a field-based research program focused on vadose zone hydrology\, agricultural drainage\, crop response to water\, and understanding nutrient mobility\, uptake\, storage\, transformation and losses in agricultural systems. \nIn the webinar\, “Crop Response to Excess and Deficit Water Stress\,” Stock will present results from studies of corn and soybean production in southwest Minnesota between 2019 and 2022\, in which growing periods included average\, wet and dry conditions. He will discuss crop performance in terms of grain yield and crop canopy temperature data under the different conditions. Strock will also provide insights on soil water content data collected in non-irrigated fields and those irrigated with recycled drainage water. \n“The incidence and frequency of extreme wet and dry conditions is becoming more common and has even occurred within a single growing season\,” said Strock. “Farmers need strategies to respond to often unpredictable and changing weather conditions to help maintain crop productivity and profitability. Supplemental irrigation through drainage water recycling is one such strategy that farmers should consider\, and may become necessary\, to maintain crop performance in the future.” \nShortly before noon CDT\, click the link below or type this web address into your internet browser: https://iastate.zoom.us/j/364284172 \n 
URL:https://www.iowawatercenter.org/event/iowa-learning-farms-webinar-water-stress-impacts-on-crops-excess-and-deficit/
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