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SUMMARY:Cover Crop Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Mueller Farm\n1/4-mile West of 1043 190th Street\nWaverly\, IA 50677\nIn partnership with the Iowa Soybean Association and Iowa Corn
URL:https://www.iaagwater.org/event/cover-crop-field-day/
LOCATION:Waverly\, Waverly\, Iowa
CATEGORIES:Cover crops
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SUMMARY:Iowa Learning Farms: Cover Crop and Soil Health Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Iowa Learning Farms will host a cover crop and soil health field day as part of their “Beyond the Basics: Advanced Cover Crop Series” in rural Sumner on Wednesday\, June 10\, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event is open to farmers and landowners at no cost and includes a complimentary meal. \n  \n “Cover crops not only reduce potential impacts of erosion but also play a critical role in maintaining healthy and productive soils. Understanding the effect that cover crops can have on soil health can be challenging\, and results take time\,” said Mitch Harting\, water outreach specialist with Iowa Learning Farms. “This field day will help farmers better understand the benefits that cover crops can have on soil\, which can help ensure productive land long into the future.” \n  \n The field day will feature Peter O’Brien\, research agronomist\, and Sabrina Ruis\, research soil scientist\, with USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment\, who will offer insights into the impact that cover crops have on protecting and building healthy soils. The agenda will also include a field tour with Jeff Pleggenkuhle\, a local farmer who will share his experiences and management choices when using cover crops on his farm. Additionally\, there will be a demonstration of Iowa Learning Farms’ Conservation Station trailer\, which will show soil movement across different land management scenarios. \n  \n The field day will be held at the Cheryl Niewoehner Farm\, located at 22183 X Avenue\, Sumner\, IA 50674. The event is open to farmers and landowners\, though reservations are required to ensure adequate space and food. For reasonable accommodations and to RSVP\, please contact Harting at 515-294-8912 or ilf@iastate.edu by June 3. Attendees will be entered in a drawing for ISU Prairie Strips honey.
URL:https://www.iaagwater.org/event/iowa-learning-farms-cover-crop-and-soil-health-field-day/
LOCATION:Sumner\, Sumner\, Iowa
CATEGORIES:Cover crops,Field day,NE Iowa
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SUMMARY:Cover Crop Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Join the Iowa Learning Farms\, Iowa Soybean Association (ISA)\, and Iowa Corn for hands-on summer field days focused on practical conservation strategies that work on real farms. Field days will be held on Thursday\, June 4\, and Thursday\, June 11\, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. These no-cost events are open to farmers and landowners and include a complimentary meal. \n  \nHear from experts and fellow farmers about cover crop management\, long-term use and how to mitigate potential yield risks. Attendees will get a closer look at long-term cover crop strips and real trial results to better understand what these practices mean for their own operations. \n  \n “For Iowa’s farmers\, flexibility and embracing change are key to a productive\, resilient and innovative operation\,” said ISA President Tom Adam of Harper. “These field day opportunities\, in partnership with Iowa Corn and Iowa Learning Farms\, are proof of how ISA’s Research Center for Farming Innovation (RCFI) is working for Iowa farmers by delivering unbiased\, innovative and data-driven programming every day.”
URL:https://www.iaagwater.org/event/cover-crop-field-day-2/
LOCATION:Dayton
CATEGORIES:Cover crops,Field day
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260619T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260619T235959
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SUMMARY:PFI: Cover Crops
DESCRIPTION:John and Margaret Hogan have farmed together near Earlville\, Iowa\, for over 40 years. They raise corn\, soybeans\, hay and cattle. Conservation has been a long-standing value across generations for both. As their farm grew\, programs like the Conservation Stewardship Program helped John and Margaret adopt cover crops and no-till\, manage pasture with native plants and add buffer strips and pollinator plots. The improvements they saw from these practices motivated them to continue even through years without funding. \n  \nJoin the Hogans at this field day to see conservation practices in action. We’ll hear about their successes\, challenges and how the couple overcame them. We’ll also see fields following cover crops\, John and Margaret’s latest work terminating cover crops using a roller-crimper and more.
URL:https://www.iaagwater.org/event/pfi-cover-crops/
LOCATION:Earlville\, Earlville\, Iowa
CATEGORIES:Cover crops,NE Iowa
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260623T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260623T235959
DTSTAMP:20260605T222800Z
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SUMMARY:Heartland Coop: Above the Canopy
DESCRIPTION:  \nSee the event flyer. \n  \nThe Heartland Co-op Conservation Team is partnering with the Beaver Creek Watershed Management Authority for a soil health presentation by Jeremy Gustafson\, Hagie High Clearance Seeder demonstration and saturated buffer demonstration! Lunch will be provided by the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association. Please RSVP for the meal by contacting Nolan Grove at ngrove@heartlandcoop.com or 515-971-8278. \n  \nTime: 10:30 AM-12:30 PM \nDate: Tuseday\, June 23rd \nLocation: The Luellen’s Shed\, 18591 N Ave\, Minburn\, IA \n  \nAgenda topics include: \n\nCover crop benefits\nCost share opportunities\nOn-farm Hagie interseeder demonstration\nBeaver Creek saturated buffer demonstration
URL:https://www.iaagwater.org/event/heartland-coop-above-the-canopy/
LOCATION:Minburn\, Minburn\, Iowa
CATEGORIES:Central Iowa,Cover crops,Edge-of-field,Field day
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SUMMARY:SWISH: Summer of Soil Health Tour June 2026
DESCRIPTION:See the flyer for SWISH Summer Tour Stop 3 \n  \nJoin the South West Iowa Soil Health group as they meet with farmers! You’ll learn about practices that farmers across SW Iowa are using on their land. This includes diverse cover crop plantings like flax\, buckwheat\, and camolina. Make sure to bring a lawn chair and questions for your host! \n  \nThe farmer host is Ruth and Robert Harvey. \nEvent time: June 23 from 9 am-11 am \nEvent address: 3047 York Ave. Redfield\, IA 50233 \n  \nCoffee and pastries provided \n  \nPlease RSVP by texting or calling 319-541-2969 or emailing rarolling@gmail.com \nLearn more about SWISH by following them on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/SouthWest-Iowa-Soil-Health/
URL:https://www.iaagwater.org/event/swish-summer-of-soil-health-tour-june-2026/
LOCATION:Redfield\, Redfield\, Iowa
CATEGORIES:Cover crops,Field day,SW Iowa
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260625T235959
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SUMMARY:ISU Research Farm Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Field Day Agenda\nRegistration for the field day will start at 9:30 AM. \n  \nWelcome \n  \nEffects of sulfur on corn and soybeans \nRichard Roth\, Assistant Professor and Extension Nitrogen Specialist \n  \nFungicide efficacy and disease pressure update\nAlison Robertson\, Professor of Plant Pathology and Microbiology and Extension Field Crops Pathologist \n  \nSoybean herbicide demo\nWesley Everman\, Assistant Professor and Extension Weed Scientist \n  \nLunch \n  \nA systems approach to adopting cover crops\nMark Licht\, Associate Professor and Extension Cropping Systems Specialist \n  \nBest herbicide management practices\nBill Backhaus\, BASF Ag Solutions Senior Agronomic Service Representative\, and Nate Quam\, BASF Ag Solutions Technical Service Representative
URL:https://www.iaagwater.org/event/isu-research-farm-field-day-3/
LOCATION:Armstrong Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm\, 53020 Hitchcock Ave\, Lewis\, Iowa
CATEGORIES:Cover crops,Field day,Nutrient management,SE Iowa
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260625T235959
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SUMMARY:ISU Research Farm Field Day
DESCRIPTION:8:30 AM Registration and refreshments \n9:00 Opening Remarks and Welcome – Greg Guenther\, President of the North Central Iowa Research Association \n9:15 Current Farm Updates and Projects – Matthew Schnabel and Ben Petersen \n9:30 Load For Plot Tours and Demonstrations: \n• Mid-season oat production practices with Dr. Margaret Smith\, Forage Agronomist with Albert Lea Seed \n• Herbicie Injury Plots with Meaghan Anderson\, Extension Field Agronomist \n• Current Agronomic Issues with Gentry Sorenson and Angie Rieck-Hinz\, Extension Field Agronomists \n12:00 PM Lunch
URL:https://www.iaagwater.org/event/isu-research-farm-field-day-4/
LOCATION:Northern Research Farm\, 310 S. Main St.\, Kanawha\, Iowa
CATEGORIES:Central Iowa,Cover crops,Field day,NE Iowa,NW Iowa
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260627T235959
DTSTAMP:20260604T201846Z
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SUMMARY:PFI: Managed Grazing 101
DESCRIPTION:Bassett Farms is a three-generation operation near Ames\, Iowa\, raising 1\,500 acres of row crops alongside a 100-head cow-calf herd. Mike manages the grazing side and has spent the past seven years building an adaptive grazing system that increases productivity while fitting within the realities of a working family farm. This pasture walk will be a practical\, step-by-step look at how that system works. \n  \nDuring the walk\, we’ll focus on Mike’s low-cost setup\, how he assesses forage\, his fence deployment and lessons he has learned along the way. Come with questions and see how Mike is increasing diversity\, carrying more cattle capacity per acre and extending the grazing season.
URL:https://www.iaagwater.org/event/pfi-managed-grazing-101/
LOCATION:Ames\, Ames\, IA
CATEGORIES:Central Iowa,Cover crops,Field day,Livestock
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