Field Days & Events
Balancing Biomass Production and Crop Yields
Wednesday, September 17 | 12:00 PMVirtual
Join the Iowa Learning Farms webinar with Dr. Sabrina Ruis, research soil scientist with USDA-ARS. Ruis will discuss how cover crop management influences biomass production and soil health indicators, highlighting best practices to maximize soil benefits and crop yields. She will also share case studies showing the tradeoffs of different management strategies and why consistent biomass production is critical to achieving soil health goals.
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Layering Land Management: Combining In-Field and Edge-of-Field Practices for Water Quality and Soil Health
Thursday, September 18 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PMReinbeck, Iowa
Join Clark Porter and Porter Family Farms to see how no-till, cover crops, and innovative conservation practices are improving soil health and water quality. Clark, along with his family, has transitioned the farm to 100% no-till, enrolled land in CRP, and adopted practices such as saturated buffers. Researchers from ISU and the University of Iowa are also studying an experimental “saturated waterway” on the farm.
Attendees will learn about managing nutrients with precision, the impacts of no-till and cover crops on soil health, and the value of conservation practices for long-term productivity.
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Conservation Practices to Create and Steward Critical Bird Habitat
Tuesday, September 23 | 4:30 PM – 6:30 PMPolk City, Iowa
Join Aaron Lehman and his family at Lehman Farms LTD to see how conservation practices and crop rotations create vital bird habitat while improving soil and water quality.
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Roles of Rye in Seed Production and Manure Management
Tuesday, November 4 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMWalcott, Iowa
Discover how Mike Paustian is pushing the boundaries of cover crop integration on his family’s hog and row crop farm near Walcott, Iowa. From relay intercropping rye and soybeans to harvesting rye for seed, Mike will share what he’s learning about applying manure into standing cover crops and using skip rows ahead of corn.
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