Field Days & Events
Woodland Management and Water Quality Workshop
Tuesday, February 17 | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PMGrundy Center, Iowa
Join Iowa Learning Farms and Iowa State University for a workshop exploring how woodland management and woodchip bioreactors can reduce nitrate loss and improve water quality.
Led by ISU Extension Forestry Specialist Billy Beck and ISU Professor Michelle Soupir, the session will share research on using low-value timber species in bioreactors to meet both landowner management goals and statewide water quality objectives.
For more information, or to RSVP, click here.
Cover Crop and Soil Health Workshop
Thursday, February 19 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PMMount Pleasant, Iowa
Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Lower Skunk River WQI Project and Pathfinders RC&D, invites farmers and landowners to a workshop focused on practical cover crop and no-till management.
The agenda includes a panel of local cover crop users sharing tips for getting started and staying with the practice. Iowa NRCS Soil Health Specialist J.D. Hollingsworth and Area Resource Soil Scientist Jason Steele will discuss how cover crops and no-till impact soil health, and ILF’s Liz Ripley will share research-based best management practices from farms across Iowa.
For more information, or to RSVP, click here.