• Iowa Learning Farms Cover Crops and Wetland Field Day Near Keota Nov. 22

    AMES, Iowa—Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, will host a wetland and cover crop field day Tuesday, November 22 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at the Lagos Acres Golf & Country Club near Keota. The free event is open to farmers and landowners and includes a complimentary meal. Water […]

  • Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Imagination Could Be the Key to Cleaner Waterways

    Nov. 23 presentation features Iowa Learning Farms Director Jaqueline Comito speaking about the power of imagination in establishing goals and creating real changes in water quality   Ames, Iowa – The Iowa Learning Farms (ILF) conservation webinar taking place Nov. 23 at noon CST will feature Jacqueline Comito, anthropologist and director of Iowa Learning Farms at Iowa State University Extension […]

  • Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Reaching and Engaging with Women Landowners on Conservation

    Dec. 7 presentation features Cornell University’s Wendong Zhang discussing the importance of including women landowners when addressing conservation and water quality   Ames, Iowa – The Iowa Learning Farms (ILF) conservation webinar taking place Dec. 7 at noon CST will feature Wendong Zhang, assistant professor, Dyson School of Applied Economics, Cornell University. Zhang conducts research and extension programs regarding the U.S. […]

  • Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Lake Drainage in Iowa, 1880-1920

    Jan. 11 presentation features Joe Otto, Director of Special Projects for the Soil and Water Conservation Society, highlighting an era in Iowa agriculture that changed the landscape and gave rise to water conservation consideration   Ames, Iowa – The Iowa Learning Farms (ILF) conservation webinar taking place Jan. 11 at noon CST will feature Joe Otto, director of special projects and […]

  • Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Tapping Floodplains in Conservation Planning

    Jan. 4 2023, presentation features Iowa Geological Survey’s Keith Schilling discussing the capacity of floodplains to contribute to nutrient reduction goal achievement Ames, Iowa – The Iowa Learning Farms (ILF) conservation webinar taking place Jan. 4 2023, at noon CST will feature Keith Schilling, state geologist and director, Iowa Geological Survey. Dr. Schilling’s research career at the Iowa Geological Survey has focused […]

  • Harmful Algal Bloom Research Symposium

    The Algal Bloom Action Team’s popular Harmful Algal Bloom Research Symposium will return for its third year this January 5, 2023 at 8:30 am and January 6, 2023 at 8:30 am. The symposium is free and will be held entirely virtually. Over the last two years, the event has brought together over 600 water professionals […]

  • International Symposium on Soil Erosion Research under a Changing Climate

    Punta Borinquen Resort

    A decennial ASABE Soil Erosion Research Symposium January 8-13, 2023 Punta Borinquén Resort Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, USA Join us for the next installment of this longstanding event. The symposium program will include volunteered presentations, invited presentations, a technical tour, panel discussions, and discussion groups. Watch here for updates on abstracts, program content, registration and more. […]

  • Iowa Water Center Announces Available Research Grants

    Iowa Water Center Announces Available Research Grants Ames, Iowa – The Iowa Water Center Annual Competitive Grants Competition is open for faculty and graduate students at accredited institutions in the State of Iowa. This year, the Iowa Water Center is offering two funding opportunities: Graduate Student Supplemental Research Competition and a Targeted Seed Grant Research […]

  • Cover Crop Workshop Series to be Held in February

    Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Consortium for Cultivating Human And Naturally reGenerative Enterprises (C-CHANGE), will host cover crop workshops on February 1, 14, 21 and 22 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. each day. We welcome farmers and landowners to attend the free event, which includes a complimentary meal. Cover crops offer many benefits to farmers and landowners, […]

  • Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Science-Based Restoration and Management of Functional Floodplain

    The Iowa Learning Farms (ILF) conservation webinar taking place Jan. 25 at noon CST will feature Maria Lemke, director of conservation science, The Nature Conservancy, Illinois. Lemke is a freshwater biologist with the Conservancy who works with partners to implement and quantify the effectiveness of agricultural conservation practices in the Mackinaw River watershed. Her research […]