Below is a listing of upcoming conservation field days around the state. For a complete listing of future conservation field days, click here.  

Upcoming Field Days

Iowa Learning Farms Conservation Webinar

Wednesday, December 7 (12pm)

Live Webinar

The Iowa Learning Farms will be hosting a live webinar featuring Wendong Zhang with Cornell University. 

For more information, click here.


Utilizing Drainage Water Recycling to Improve Water Quality and Manage Weather Risk 

Thursday, December 8 (1pm-2pm)

Virtual Field Day 

Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Iowa Nutrient Research Center, and Conservation Learning Group (CLG), is hosting a free virtual field day discussing drainage water recycling on December 8 at 1pm CDT. Join us for a live discussion with Matt Helmers, Iowa Nutrient Research Center Director, Chris Hay, Iowa Soybean Association Senior Research Scientist, Shane Wulf, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Environmental Specialist Senior, and Mark Schleisman, Calhoun County farmer and landowner. 

During this virtual field day, attendees will have a chance to get a closer look at new installations being used to collect in-field data on the performance of these systems. These sites are being studied as part of a research project led by the Iowa Nutrient Research Center and the Iowa Soybean Association analyzing drainage water recycling’s costs and benefits, with funding from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the Iowa Nutrient Research Center and the EPA’s Gulf of Mexico Division. 

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Iowa Learning Farms Conservation Webinar 

Wednesday, December 14 (12pm)

Live Webinar 

The Iowa Learning Farms will be hosting a live webinar featuring Lisa Schulte-Moore with Iowa State University. 

For more information, click here.


Enhancing Water Quality with Riparian Saturated Buffers 

Thursday, December 15 (1pm-2pm)

Virtual Field Day 

Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Iowa Nutrient Research Center, and Conservation Learning Group (CLG), is hosting a free virtual field day highlighting saturated riparian forest buffer research at Iowa State University on December 15 at 1 p.m. CT. Join us for a live discussion with Billy Beck, assistant professor and extension forestry specialist at Iowa State University, Troy Heeren, agricultural specialist at Iowa State University, Gabe Johnson, PhD graduate research assistant in Sustainable Agriculture and Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Iowa State University, and Jonathan Notch, forestry undergraduate student at Iowa State University.

During this virtual field day, attendees will have a chance to view the recently established saturated buffer forest buffer site that was funded by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. The unique project is a true multipurpose site where simultaneous research on water quality, root intrusion, species selection, and water level management will be occurring alongside extension and teaching efforts.

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