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

Upcoming Field Days 

Keys to Improved Soil Health, Water Quality and Profitability

Tuesday, September 13 (12pm-1pm)

Live Webinar

Join Iowa Soybean Association conservation agronomists as they discuss their role in assisting farmers and landowners with the adoption of conservation practices. An interactive panel discussion will highlight the value of practices like cover crops and edge of field practices in improving soil health and water quality and increasing farmer profitability. Engage with our network of conservation agronomists to learn about available cost-share resources and more!

For more information and to register, click here.


On-Farm Cover Crop Research Trails

Wednesday, September 14 (12pm-2:30pm)

Cannon Family Farm, 8718 W 109th St. S, Prairie City, IA 50228

After leaving his agribusiness job in 2013, Will Cannon returned to the family farm full-time. Will and his wife, Cassie, farm 1,400 acres of strip-till corn and no-till soybeans, and use cover crops on a large scale. They use precision technology to apply nutrients at variable rates depending on field needs, which mitigates over-application and excess nutrient runoff.

Will is working with PFI’s Cooperators’ Program, using water sensors to determine soil-water availability in research plots with cover crops versus plots with no cover. He is also conducting a research trial to test the feasibility of 15-inch row spacing for soybeans planted green.

For more information and to register, click here by September 8.


Iowa Learning Farms Conservation Webinar

Wednesday, September 14 (12pm)

Live Webinar

The Iowa Learning Farms will be hosting a live webinar featuring Brian Dougherty with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. For more information, click here.


Iowa Learning Farms Conservation Webinar

Wednesday, September 21 (12pm)

Live Webinar

The Iowa Learning Farms will be hosting a live webinar featuring Trisha Moor with Kansas State University. For more information, click here.


Cover Crop, Perennial Vegetation and Water Quality Field Day

Wednesday, September 21 (5-7pm)

Central Park Enclosed Pavilion

12515 Central Park Rd, Center Junction, IA 52212

Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Maquoketa River Watershed Management Authority, will host a cover crop and water quality field day Wednesday, September 21 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Central Park Pavilion near Center Junction. The free event is open to farmers and landowners and includes a complimentary meal.

The field day will provide best management practices for establishing cover crops and maintaining yields during the transition to a higher residue system of no-tillage and cover crops with Jones County farmer and 2022 Iowa Conservation Farmer of the Year Dave Lubben and the Iowa Learning Farms Conservation Station. Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the use of prairie on the farm and along county road systems to improve water quality and soil health with Jones County Secondary Road Crew Wes Gibbs and William Roller.

Field day attendees will also have the opportunity to learn about the recent Central Park lake restoration project from Jones County Conservation Executive Director Brad Mormann and additional water quality efforts led by the Maquoketa River Watershed Management Authority from watershed coordinator Erin Erickson.

The event is free and open to farmers and landowners, though we require reservations to ensure adequate space and food.

For more information and to RSVP, click here.