March 18, 2026: Cereal Rye Cover Crops for Weed Control: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

With Debalin Sarangi

Webinars, Conservation, Soil Conservation, Cover CropsAlena WhitakerMarch 18, 2026cover crops, herbicide resistance, waterhemp, weeds

March 11, 2026: Conservation Tillage Effects on Soil Health and Carbon

With Humberto Blanco

Webinars, Conservation, Soil Conservation, Cover CropsAlena WhitakerMarch 11, 2026no till, strip till, carbon, conservation tillage, cover crops, residue

March 4, 2026: Assessing Sediment Sources, Nutrient Storage, and Long-term Sustainability of Farm Ponds in Southern Iowa

With Matthew T. Streeter and Calvin Wolter

Webinars, Conservation, Soil Conservation, Water ConservationAlena WhitakerMarch 4, 2026soil erosion, erosion, sediment, ponds, storage, water storage

February 25, 2026: The Present, Past, and Future of Soil Erosion in the Midwestern United States

With Isaac Larsen

Webinars, Conservation, Soil ConservationAlena WhitakerFebruary 25, 2026soil erosion, erosion, sediment, horizon a, top soil, prairie, soil

February 18, 2026: Beyond the Basics: A Conversation with Mark Licht

With Mark Licht

Webinars, Conservation, Cover CropsAlena WhitakerFebruary 18, 2026cover crops, cover crop mix, cereal rye, termination

February 11, 2026: The Underappreciated Role of Soil Organic Matter in Protecting Water Quality

With Steven Hall and Hariom Yadav

Webinars, Conservation, Water ConservationAlena WhitakerFebruary 11, 2026water quality, extended rotations, soil organic matter, som, nitrate, nitrate leaching

February 4, 2026: Circular Bioeconomy Strategies for Enhancing Soybean Plant Health

With Brady Clausen

Webinars, Conservation, Conservation CropsAlena WhitakerFebruary 5, 2026bioeconomy, plant health, biochar, digestate, soybean disease, c change

January 28, 2026: What Decade Are We Measuring? Improved Understanding of Groundwater Age and Nitrate Trends in Minnesota’s Karst Region

With Kevin Kuehner

Webinars, Conservation, Water ConservationAlena WhitakerJanuary 28, 2026nitrate, groundwater, minnesota, water, stream

January 21, 2026: How Much Do Cover Crops and Prairie Reduce N Losses (N2O & Nitrate Leaching)?

With Marshall McDaniel

Webinars, Conservation, Cover CropsAlena WhitakerJanuary 21, 2026nitrate, n reduction, cover crops, prairie, nitrate leaching

January 7, 2026: Managing Prairie Strips to Improve Soil Health and Farm Profitability

With Rachel Drobnak

Webinars, Conservation, Conservation Crops, Soil ConservationAlena WhitakerJanuary 7, 2026prairie strips, soil health, bottom dollar, farm profitability, biodiversity, soil carbon

December 17, 2025: Hydrologic and Crop Production Impacts of Drainage District Improvements

With Eric Henning

Webinars, Conservation, Water Conservation, Edge of FieldAlena WhitakerDecember 17, 2025drainage, drainage districts, tiling, wetlands, yield

December 10, 2025: Prairie Strips Support Migrating Monarchs and Breeding Birds

With Matt Stephenson

Webinars, Conservation, Water Conservation, Edge of Field, LivestockLiz RipleyDecember 10, 2025

December 3, 2025: Designing Ponds for Private Landowners

With Michael Otten

Webinars, Conservation, Water Conservation, Edge of Field, LivestockAlena WhitakerDecember 3, 2025water quality, ponds, dams, water storage

November 26, 2025: "We Can Do Better": Paul Johnson's Legacy for Agriculture, Conservation, and Land Stewardship

With Curt Meine

Webinars, Conservation, Water Conservation, Soil ConservationAlena WhitakerDecember 1, 2025conservation, water quality, land stewardship

November 19, 2025: Economic Analysis of Drainage Water Recycling Systems

With Chris Hay and Spencer Pech

Webinars, Conservation, Edge of Field, Water ConservationAlena WhitakerNovember 19, 2025drainage, drainage water recycling, irrigation, cost analysis, economics

Iowa Wetlands

Iowa is home to a diverse array of wetland ecosystems that provide multiple benefits to humans and the natural world. These wetlands are essential for the survival of plants and animals adapted to life in a wet environment, including many rare and endangered species.

Conservation, Water Conservation, Edge of FieldLiz RipleyNovember 14, 2024