ISU Research Farm Field Day
8:30 AM Registration and refreshments 9:00 Opening Remarks and Welcome – Greg Guenther, President of the North Central Iowa Research Association 9:15 Current Farm Updates and Projects – Matthew Schnabel…
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Northern Research Farm 310 S. Main St., Kanawha, Iowa
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ISA Shop Talk: Masonville
Masonville Masonville, IowaJoin the Iowa Soybean Association Research Center for Farming Innovation and farmer Sean Dolan for a social event focused on practical cover crop management. Topics include establishment and drilling tips,…
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PFI: Oats and Drones
Osage Osage, IowaJoe Rowe returned to farming in 2008 after growing up on a row crop farm but stepping away for a decade of schooling and other pursuits. Since then, he has…
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PFI: Starting a Cover Crop Business, Flying Drones and Seeding Covers
Forest City Forest City, IowaMark and Brenda Kingland farm on 1,700 acres in Winnebago County, Iowa. Eight years ago, they began strip-tilling to change efficiency in their fertilizer program and improve soil health. In 2022, Mark…
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Heartland: Fawcett Farms Field Day
West Branch West Branch, IowaFawcett Field Day Flyer 7-28 Join Heartland Co-op for a field day at Fawcett Farms. Bring the whole family for this one! There will be a bounce house, swimming,…
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PFI: Cleaning Water With Edge-of-Field Practices
Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IowaJim O’Connell and his son, Casey, specialize in corn and soybeans at O’Connell Farms in Linn County, Iowa. For the past 17 years, Jim has planted cover crops green into…
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Heartland: Conservation on the River
Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IowaThe conservation team at Heartland Co-op and the Lower Cedar WMA are hosting a float on the river and welcome farmers to learn about projects happening in the Cedar River…
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PFI: Cover Crops, Cattle and Corn Cobs
Monticello Monticello, IowaNicole Vernon grew up on Monck Farms, a 700-acre corn and soybean farm near Monticello, Iowa, where her parents emphasized sustainable farming and conservation practices. While at Iowa State University,…
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PFI: No-till, Covers, & Livestock
Waverly Waverly, IowaJustin Wehling began farming in 2023 with a conventional approach. He is now making small changes and trialing different practices to improve the soil health on his land. Justin moved…
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PFI: Increasing a Northeast Iowa Farm’s Resiliency by Adapting Practices and Equipment
Farmersburg Farmersburg, IowaBrian Keehner’s goal of adding diversity to his 820 acres of crop fields began when he took over the family farm in 2012. He is constantly trialing new approaches, like frost-seeding, to…