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July 30, 2025: More Than a Practice: Sense of Place and Stewardship Among Prairie Strip Adopters
Conservation, Webinars, Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Edge of Field
Prairie strips, social science
July 30, 2025: More Than a Practice: Sense of Place and Stewardship Among Prairie Strip Adopters
Conservation, Webinars, Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Edge of Field
Prairie strips, social science

With Derek Franklin

Conservation, Webinars, Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Edge of Field
Prairie strips, social science
Managing Manure Transport with Prairie Strips
Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Water Conservation
prairie, prairie strips, manure
Managing Manure Transport with Prairie Strips
Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Water Conservation
prairie, prairie strips, manure

Managing Manure Transport with Prairie Strips

Recent science suggests yet another benefit of prairie strips: manure management to prevent the spread of antimicrobial resistance.

Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Water Conservation
prairie, prairie strips, manure
July 23, 2025: Investigating Disproportionality of Nutrient Losses in Agriculture: The Role of Perceived Vulnerability in Conservation and Nutrient Management
Conservation, Webinars, Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Edge of Field
nutrient mangagement, nutrient loss, conservation practices
July 23, 2025: Investigating Disproportionality of Nutrient Losses in Agriculture: The Role of Perceived Vulnerability in Conservation and Nutrient Management
Conservation, Webinars, Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Edge of Field
nutrient mangagement, nutrient loss, conservation practices

With Andrew Hillman

Conservation, Webinars, Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Edge of Field
nutrient mangagement, nutrient loss, conservation practices
April 16, 2025: Challenges in Our Weed Management Decisions
Conservation, Webinars, Conservation Crops
cropping systems, weeds, weed management
April 16, 2025: Challenges in Our Weed Management Decisions
Conservation, Webinars, Conservation Crops
cropping systems, weeds, weed management

With Wesley Everman

Conservation, Webinars, Conservation Crops
cropping systems, weeds, weed management
April 9, 2025: Assessing the Flood Reduction Benefits of Relay Intercropping Practices in Iowa
Conservation, Webinars, Conservation Crops
flood reduction, flooding, relay cropping, cereal rye
April 9, 2025: Assessing the Flood Reduction Benefits of Relay Intercropping Practices in Iowa
Conservation, Webinars, Conservation Crops
flood reduction, flooding, relay cropping, cereal rye

With Ross Evelsizer

Conservation, Webinars, Conservation Crops
flood reduction, flooding, relay cropping, cereal rye
March 12, 2025: N-FACT: A New Decision Support System for N Fertilizer Management from the Iowa Nitrogen Initiative
Conservation, Webinars, Conservation Crops
nitrogen, nitrogen rate, fertilizer, fertilizer rate, N-FACT, MRTN
March 12, 2025: N-FACT: A New Decision Support System for N Fertilizer Management from the Iowa Nitrogen Initiative
Conservation, Webinars, Conservation Crops
nitrogen, nitrogen rate, fertilizer, fertilizer rate, N-FACT, MRTN

With Mike Castellano

Conservation, Webinars, Conservation Crops
nitrogen, nitrogen rate, fertilizer, fertilizer rate, N-FACT, MRTN
Anaerobic Digesters for Renewable Natural Gas
Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Water Conservation
profitability, anaerobic digestion, renewable natural gas
Anaerobic Digesters for Renewable Natural Gas
Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Water Conservation
profitability, anaerobic digestion, renewable natural gas

Anaerobic Digesters for Renewable Natural Gas

One way farmers can participate in the shift towards more renewable energy is by building an anaerobic digester on their farm or supplying feedstock for a nearby digester.

Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Water Conservation
profitability, anaerobic digestion, renewable natural gas
Redefining the Field Edge: Improving Farm Profitability with Strategically Placed Prairie
Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Water Conservation
redefining the field edge, prairie, profitability
Redefining the Field Edge: Improving Farm Profitability with Strategically Placed Prairie
Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Water Conservation
redefining the field edge, prairie, profitability

What is redefining the field edge?
A land-use-change concept that alters a field’s cropping boundaries, converting some parts of the field to perennial prairie vegetation.

Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Water Conservation
redefining the field edge, prairie, profitability
Video: The Work of Our Hands
Conservation, Conservation Crops, Soil Conservation, Water Conservation
Video: The Work of Our Hands
Conservation, Conservation Crops, Soil Conservation, Water Conservation

View the Iowa Learning Farms video The Work of Our Hands (9:45) which discusses the relationship of societies and agriculture, historically and today.

Conservation, Conservation Crops, Soil Conservation, Water Conservation
Infographic: What is Anaerobic Digestion?
Conservation, Conservation Crops
Infographic: What is Anaerobic Digestion?
Conservation, Conservation Crops

What is anaerobic digestion and how could it potentially work on your farm? Check out a new infographic for more information.

Conservation, Conservation Crops