• PFI: Virtual Cover Crop Workshop

    Virtual

    This virtual cover crop workshop offers an afternoon of sessions for farmers who are currently using cover crops in their farm practices, as well as those considering it. All are welcome to attend! You’ll hear about grazing cover crops and seasonal cover crop management. We’ll also share the basics of how to get started with…

  • Heartland: Conservation on the River

    Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, Iowa

    Flyer for Heartland float day Date: August 13th LCWMA Float Trip Field Day 9:30 a.m. – Meet at Rochester Park to shuttle to Cedar Valley Park (cars will be left at Rochester Park) 10 a.m. – Launch at Cedar Valley Park 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – 4-hour float with time for lunch on a…

  • PFI: Oxbows to Improve Water Quality

    Webster City Webster City, Iowa

    In 2018, Selden Spencer purchased farmland along White Fox Creek in Hamilton County, Iowa. The 100-acre property, previously owned by Ray Fry, is a mixture of cropland, woodland, ravines and riparian corridors. Ray still manages the property today. Before he sold the land, Ray worked diligently alongside The Nature Conservancy to restore an oxbow along…

  • NREC Batch & Build Workshop: Site Vetting and Surveying

    Melbourne Melbourne

    This is the second of a series of workshops to help equip ag retail professionals and others to address Iowa’s nitrogen challenge by scaling edge-of-field practices through batch and build delivery models. In coordination with INREC, the workshop is being hosted by Heartland Co-op and the Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition. There is no registration cost…

  • PFI: Sustaining a Legacy of Stewardship

    Harlan Harlan, Iowa

    Rosmann Family Farms is a 700-acre certified organic farm that supports three generations of the Rosmann family with a mixture of corn, soybeans, popcorn, small grains, forages and pasture as well as cattle, hogs and chickens. Across decades, the Rosmanns have established a patchwork of 47 different fields throughout their whole farm. They are strong…

  • CDI Annual Conference

    Ames Ames, IA

    Based on feedback from our membership, we have pushed back the dates by one day. Our conference will be Tuesday and Wednesday, August 25 & 26. Look for details and registration information this spring.