Location Alliant Energy Ag Innovation Lab 3800 University Blvd Ames, IA 50010 RSVP by March 17: 515-294-8912 or ilf@iastate.edu Iowa Learning Farms will host a cover crop and plant disease workshop as part of their Beyond the Basics: Advanced Cover Crop Series in Ames on Tuesday, Mar. 24, from 12:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.…
Barry Fisher: Barry is a farmer, retired Indiana NRCS Soil Health Specialist and founder of Fisher Soil Health LLC, will share on intentional cover crop management. He is known for his soil health expertise by farmers, crop specialists and agencies throughout the US Corn Belt and Northern Plains. Meaghan Anderson: Meaghan is an ISU Extension &…
Carpenter Community Center 508 William St Carpenter, IA 50426 RSVP by March 26: 515-294-5429 or ilf@iastate.edu
Mueller Farm 1/4-mile West of 1043 190th Street Waverly, IA 50677 In partnership with the Iowa Soybean Association and Iowa Corn
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. “Cover…
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…
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…
See the event flyer. The 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…
See the flyer for SWISH Summer Tour Stop 3 Join 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…
Field Day Agenda Registration for the field day will start at 9:30 AM. Welcome Effects of sulfur on corn and soybeans Richard Roth, Assistant Professor and Extension Nitrogen Specialist Fungicide efficacy and disease pressure update Alison Robertson, Professor of Plant Pathology and Microbiology and Extension Field Crops Pathologist Soybean herbicide demo…