New conservation field days announced the week of 8/31
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8/31/2018
There were 5 field days announced during the week of August 31. For more details about these and 11 more field days, visit here.
Recently Announced
September 6 | Mega Farm Soil Health Field Day
This event is hosted by Greg Whitmore, a Soil Health Partnership Farmer, and will have guest speaker Mike Zwingman of Verdesian Life Sciences, a UNL Extension Weed Specialist. Topics will include:
• Nutrient Management with Cover Crops
• Managing Herbicide Resistance
• Soil Health Partnership Update – What are we learning
A meal is provided for registrants. Register here.
September 7 | Conservation Education Day
Speakers and topics will include:
• Josh Spies, The Nature Conservancy, Tree identification and local reptiles
• Drew Delang, NRCS District Conservationist, NRCS Conservation program
• Caleb Waters, Lake Geode Watershed Coordinator, Sampling your waters and controlling runoff
• Jason Steele, NRCS Soil Scientist, How conservation programs improve soil quality
• Bryan Kuntz, Growing Ag LLC & 360 Yield Center Products, Right Time, Placement & Rate of Nitrogen
• Louisa County Conservation Board, Erosion Simulation
• Roger Edwards, host farmer
This field day is free, open to the public and includes a complimentary meal. RSVP to Louisa County Farm Bureau at 319-523-2361 or email Louisa.County@ifbf.org
September 13 | Edge of Field Conservation Practice Field Day
The Iowa Chapter of the Land Improvement Contractors Association (LICA), in partnership with the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance (IAWA), Iowa Learning Farms, Iowa Corn, Iowa Soybean Association and Iowa Pork, will host an edge of field practice field day on Thursday, September 13th from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the LICA Farm, near Melbourne. The event is free and open to the whole
Speaker Kevin Kuhn of NRCS Resource Conservationist serving on the Ecological Services State Staff will host. Connect to the webinar here.
September 22 | Vollmer Sanders Field Day
This event is hosted by Ryan and Carrie Sanders, a Soil Health Partnership Farmer. Topics will include:
• Business Management and Record Keeping
• Cover crops – termination herbicide interactions, local experience planting equipment
• What is the Soil Health Partnership
• 4R Certification
• Agriculture Industry Update
A meal is provided for registrants. Register for lunch by 9/15 at https://www.soilhealthpartnership.org/
Upcoming
September 4 | Kirk Kimble Water Quality Site
Event Details: Speakers and topics will include:
- Conservation Farming Economics – PCM
- Soil Health and Water Quality
Register for the event here.
September 5 | Roemke Field Day
Topics will include cover crop species, herbicide impact on cover crops, reductions of slugs and
September 5 | Dordt College Field Day
On Wednesday, September 5, at 5:30 p.m., Dordt will host the annual Ag Field Day at the Agriculture Stewardship Center (ASC). Dordt, along with the ISU Extension—Farmer Cooperator Trials group, and Iowa Learning Farms will share research with local farmers about protecting soil resources and managing nutrient losses in the Sioux County area.
September 6 | Cover Crop Field Day
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Northern Iowa Research Farm Association will host a field day on Sept. 6 focused on using cover crops. The event will highlight both the benefits of cover crops and their management. The field day is free and open to the public. It includes complimentary refreshments and lunch. In order to ensure enough food is purchased for lunch, please register by Sept. 5 to the ISU Extension and Outreach Wright or Hancock county office at 515-532-3453 or 641-923-2856, respectively.
September 6 | Ross/Seipold Soil Health Field Day
Topics will include practical uses of cover crops, cover crop plot tour and a soil health partnership update.
Dinner will be provided for registrants. Register for the event here.
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September 6 | Cover Crops and On-Farm Conservation
September 6 | Manure
A systems approach to manure management, water quality
September 7 | Manure Management + Field Day in the Boone Watershed
A systems approach to manure management, water quality
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