Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Corn Stover Harvest Impacts
The Aug. 30 presentation by USDA ARS team will deliver insights gained from corn stover harvest research including soil health, bioenergy production and water quality impacts.
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Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Focus on Phosphorus Loss Mitigation and Cover Crops
Sep. 13 presentation by Nathan Nelson from Kansas State University will highlight ways in which management practices and conservation practices can protect surface water quality
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Food-Energy-Water Nexus Modeling for Iowa
The Sep. 20 presentation by Iowa State University Ph. D. student Júlia Brittes Tuthill will showcase model development to help visualize relationships between agriculture and water quality.
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Positive Outcomes of Managing Streambank Stability
The Sep. 27 presentation by Dan Kirby from the Iowa DNR will cover practical steps and outcomes from active streambank stability practice implementations
Special Addition! Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Drought Planning and Response in Livestock Operations
The Oct. 5 presentation by Iowa State University’s Daniel Andersen will cover drought impacts on livestock and emergency planning to respond to critical water shortages.
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Deploying Large-scale Green Infrastructure Projects Requires Public-Private Collaboration
The Oct. 11 presentation by Craig Clarkson of ISG, Inc. will discuss the importance of public-private partnerships in implementing green infrastructure as an integral part of urban development.
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Urban and Rural Water Quality Perceptions in Iowa
The October 18 presentation by Iowa State University’s Jacqueline Comito will share aggregated results of multiple water quality surveys and studies covering a broad demographic range
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Prairie Strip Soil Movement Measurement Explained
The Nov. 1 presentation by Iowa State University’s Jessica Nelson will offer data and insights on slowing soil movement with the implementation of prairie strips.
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Benefiting Farm Income and Ecosystems through Perennial and Winter Cover Crops
In the webinar, “Perennial and Winter Annual Crops for Economic and Environmental Benefit,” Leavitt will showcase the Forever Green Initiative at the University of Minnesota and offer insights into this unique breeding and commercialization platform that develops continuous living cover crops.
100 Years of Farming: Sediment and Nutrient Loss Yesterday and Today
In the webinar, “Impact of 100 Years of Agricultural Practice Changes on Sediment and Nutrient Loss from One Farm in Osceola County, Iowa,” Helmers will discuss the changes in farming practices over the past 100 years through the lens of his family’s farm.
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Prairie Planting Success
In the webinar, “Planning and Planting Prairie: Research and On-farm Experience,” Jackson will draw on the results of field experiments and on-farm studies conducted in collaboration with co-authors Justin Meissen, research and restoration program manager, and Andy Olson, prairie on farms program manager at the Tallgrass Prairie Center, to discuss results of testing for successful seed mix design, planting date, first year mowing and seeding depth effects on the success of prairie plantings.
A New Look At An Old Way to Fix Broken Lakes
This Midwest Greater Lakes Partnership presentation will illustrate the need for a more robust lake scientific study design that accurately quantifies glacial lake health as the first step in lake restoration, which is a team sport. Jerry Sweeten, Senior Restoration Ecologist — Ecosystems Connections Institute, LLC, will present examples where nutrient and sediment monitoring were […]
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