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Virtual Field Day November 5: Exploring Impacts of Cover Crops, Tillage and N-Inhibitors on Crop Performance and Water Quality
October 22, 2020

Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Iowa Nutrient Research Center, and Conservation Learning Group (CLG), is hosting a free virtual field day exploring impacts of cover crops, tillage and nitrogen-inhibitors on crop performance and water quality on Thursday, November 5th at 1 p.m. CST. Join us for a live conversation with Matt Helmers, Director of the Iowa Nutrient Research Center, Emily Waring, Graduate Research Assistant, and Carl Pederson, Agricultural Specialist in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Iowa State University.

October 28 Webinar: Cover Crops for Better Corn and Soybeans
October 20, 2020

Integrating cover crops into corn and soybean cropping systems is the topic of the webinar “Cover Crops for Better Corn and Soybeans” presented by Iowa Learning Farms, an education and outreach program from Iowa State University, at noon on Wednesday, October 28.

Virtual Field Day October 29: Touring Iowa's Forests
October 16, 2020

Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Iowa Nutrient Research Center, and Conservation Learning Group (CLG), is hosting a free virtual field day offering a tour of Iowa’s varied forests on Thursday, October 29th at 1 p.m. CDT. Join us for a live conversation with Billy Beck, Iowa State University Assistant Professor and Extension Forestry Specialist, Joe Herring, Iowa Department of Natural Resources District Forester, and Riggs Wilson, Wildlife Management Institute Forester.

October 21 Webinar: Sustainable Weed Management Solutions for Iowa Corn and Soybean
October 13, 2020

Iowa Learning Farms will present a webinar, “Sustainable Weed Management Solutions for Iowa Corn and Soybean” at noon Wednesday, October 21, featuring ways to integrate non-chemical tactics to manage herbicide-resistant seed banks.

Virtual Field Day October 20: Incorporating Sorghum into the Iowa Crop Rotation
October 7, 2020

Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Iowa Nutrient Research Center, and Conservation Learning Group (CLG), is hosting a free virtual field day focused on the benefits to the soil, water and the atmosphere when sorghum is added to the corn and soybean rotation on Thursday, October 20th at 1 p.m. CDT. Join us for a live conversation with Andy VanLoocke, Iowa State University (ISU) Associate Professor of Agronomy, ISU post-doctoral researcher associates Kate Glanville and Rojda (Guler) Aslan-Sungur, and ISU graduate student Josh Bendorf.

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ILF Webinar Series: Connect to the webinar

October 28, 2020 at 12:00 PM
Speaker: Sarah Carlson, Strategic Initiatives Director at Practical Farmers of Iowa
Topic: Cover Crops for Better Corn and Soybeans

Upcoming Webinars

November 4: Adam Schnieders, Water Quality Resource Coordinator with IDNR 
November 11: Abbey Wick, Associate Professor & Extension Soil Health Specialist, North Dakota State University 
November 18: John McMaine, Assistant Professor & Extension Water Management Engineer, South Dakota State University 

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October 29: Touring Iowa's Forests
1:00pm CDT
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November 5: Exploring Impacts of Cover Crops, Tillage and N-Inhibitors on Crop Performance and Water Quality
1:00pm CST
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November 24: Cover Crops and Strip-Till with Mark Thompson
1:00pm CST

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