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

Cover Crop Workshop

Tuesday, January 24 (10:30am-12:30pm)

Boender Farm, 2052 275th St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577

Iowa Learning Farms will host a cover crop workshop on Tuesday, January 24, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Steve Boender’s Farm near Oskaloosa. The free event is open to farmers and landowners and includes a complimentary meal.

Cover crops offer many benefits to farmers and landowners, including reduced soil erosion, weed suppression potential, reduced nitrogen and phosphorus loads entering water bodies, and increased organic matter in the soil. When paired with no-tillage additional benefits include increased water infiltration and reduced erosion during heavy rain events.

This workshop aims to equip attendees with best management practices for establishing and managing cover crops to maintain yields during the transition to a higher residue system of cover crops. Additionally, the workshop offers the opportunity to learn more about taking cover crops to the next level for soil health through grazing and relay cropping with soybeans.

For more information and to RSVP, click here.


Iowa Learning Farms Conservation Webinar 

Wednesday, January 25 (12pm)

Live Webinar 

The Iowa Learning Farms will be hosting a live webinar featuring Maria Lemke with the Nature Conservancy.

For more information, click here.


Conservation on Tap

Thursday, January 26 (6pm-7pm)

Stompbox Brewing, 210 E River Dr, Davenport, IA 52801

Iowa Learning Farms will host “Conservation on Tap” Thursday, January 26, from 6-7pm at the Stompbox Brewing in Davenport. The in-person event will provide local farmers, landowners and interested Iowans with a chance to discuss conservation practices and ask questions.

For more information and to RSVP, click here.


Iowa Learning Farms Conservation Webinar 

Wednesday, February 1 (12pm)

Live Webinar 

The Iowa Learning Farms will be hosting a live webinar featuring Kelsey Fisher with The Connecticut Experiment Station.

For more information, click here.  


Cover Crop Workshop

Wednesday, February 1 (12p-2pm)

Bridge View Center, 120 Church St, Ottumwa, IA 52501

Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Consortium for Cultivating Human And Naturally reGenerative Enterprises (C-CHANGE), will host a cover crop workshop on Wednesday, February 1 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at the Bridge View Center in Ottumwa.  We welcome farmers and landowners to attend the free event, which includes a complimentary meal catered by the Bridge View Center.

Cover crops offer many benefits to farmers and landowners, including reduced soil erosion, weed suppression potential, reduced nitrogen and phosphorus loads entering water bodies, increased organic matter in the soil and forage potential for livestock. When paired with no-tillage or strip-tillage, additional benefits include increased water infiltration to further reduce erosion during heavy rain events. Workshop attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about these opportunities, ask questions, and share their experiences.

For more information and to RSVP, click here.