Field Days & Events
Establishing and Growing a Cover Crop Seeding and Service Business
Tuesday, July 30 | 10:30am-12:30pmStanley, Iowa
Hosted by Dan & Jessica Bahe of Bahe Cover Crops. Come see and discuss overcoming challenges to getting started with custom cover crop seeding, balancing priorities: acres vs. profitability vs. family time, diversifying a custom-seeding business by offering extra services, making the switch to full-time farming with the help of a cover crop business, finding the right equipment to grow your operation, and a Crustbuster 40-foot drill, a J&M LC390 and bulk seed bins.
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Innovation to Profit Summer Series - Oskaloosa
Thursday, August 1 | 11am-2:00pmOskaloosa, Iowa
Explore research and conservation trials in the area, along with available cost share opportunities. Gain insight into local conservation efforts, including pollinator habitats and other edge of field practices, that are impacting farmer productivity.
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Innovation to Profit Summer Series - Farmersburg
Tuesday, August 6 | 11am-2:00pmFarmersburg, Iowa
Explore research and conservation trials in the area, along with available cost share opportunities. Gain insight into local conservation efforts, including pollinator habitats and other edge of field practices, that are impacting farmer productivity.
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Forestry On Tap
Tuesday, August 6 | 6pm-7pmClear Lake, Iowa
The event will provide local farmers, landowners and urban residents with a chance to discuss and ask questions about conservation practices aimed to improve water quality and soil health, as well as managing risk from weather variability and climate change. There will be an opportunity for networking following the event.
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Cover Crop Field Day
Wednesday, August 7 | 11:30am-2pmNashua, Iowa
Participants will learn about recent research on the use of perennial groundcover on farmland. Regenerating America’s working landscapes to enhance nature resources and public goods through perennial groundcover.
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Honing Pasture Management with Rotational Grazing + Cover Crops
Saturday, August 10 | 3pm-5pmHarlan, Iowa
Hosted by Rosmann Family Farms and Farm Sweet Farm. Come see and discuss timing rotational grazing practices based on farm and livestock needs, rotating and interseeding cool- and warm-season small grains for continual grazing, converting cropland to pasture and deciding on pastureland duration, using compost and cattle on the land to reduce inputs in the soil, and using rye and hybrid rye as supplemental feed to reduce corn feed, and deciding which is best for you.
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Perennial Groundcover Field Day - Ames
Wednesday, August 14 | 11:30am-2pmBoone, Iowa
Participants will learn about recent research on the use of perennial groundcover on farmland. Regenerating America’s working landscapes to enhance nature resources and public goods through perennial groundcover.
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Establishing and Harvesting Prairie Field Day
Tuesday, August 20 | 5:30pm-7:30pmStockton, Iowa
Located at Bryan Siever’s Farm.
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Scaling Up Custom Cover Crop Application
Friday, August 23 | 10am-12pmLogan, Iowa
Hosted by Mike & Kara Dickinson and Mark Unruh. Come see and discuss starting a cover crop seeding business, tips for scaling up cover crop seeding application, a custom-built rolling basket harrow air seeder, a teff grass-oat-alfalfa cover crop mix in the field, nutrient management using chicken litter and livestock grazing, and managing cover crops in drought conditions.
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Cover Crop Field Day
Tuesday, August 27 | 10am-12pmPortsmouth, Iowa
Located at Bill Hammitt's Farm.
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Reducing Nitrogen with Rotational Cover Cropping and Biologic Additions
Friday, August 30 | 4pm-6pmMarengo, Iowa
Hosted by Ross McCaw of McCaw Custom Farms. Come see and discuss rotational cover crop practices using a three-year crop rotation of corn, soybean and seed rye, planting summer grazing crops after cereal rye for nitrogen fixation, nitrogen reduction trials through PFI’s Cooperators’ Program, adding compost extract or other biologics to increase soil health and quality, alternating planting times in a three-year cycle for larger harvest yields, and in-field testing of nitrogen and nitrate load using a calcium-chloride test kit.
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Transitioning Ground and Changing Generations
Tuesday, September 3 | 10am-12pmRed Oak, Iowa
Hosted by Matt & Jocelyn Vermeersch, Maggie McQuown and Steve Turman. Come see and discuss navigating generational farm transition, collaborating for non-family farm transition, converting row crop ground to permanent pasture, grazing cover crops, and renovating old infrastructure.
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Drainage Water Recycling Field Day
Wednesday, September 4 | 5pm-7pmLake City, Iowa
Located at Mark Schleisman's Farm.
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Cover Crop Field Day
Thursday, September 5 | 10:30am-12:30pmDelmar, Iowa
Located at Marie Ketelsen Learning Center.
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Making a Livelihood with Livestock: A Whole-Farm Approach with Forage Crops and Cover Crops
Thursday, September 12 | 4pm-6pmBouton, Iowa
Hosted by Dan & Ila Taylor and Noah, Sarah and Todd Taylor. Come see and discuss growing and chopping oatlage and millet following oats, cover crop management and seeding methods, integrating livestock with row crops and cover crop grazing, and building and maintaining fencing.
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