March 12, 2025: N-FACT: A New Decision Support System for N Fertilizer Management from the Iowa Nitrogen Initiative

With Mike Castellano

March 5, 2025: Our Agricultural Microbial Neighbors

With Adina Howe

Conservation, Webinars, LivestockAlena WhitakerMarch 5, 2025manure, microbes, bioenergy

February 26, 2025: From the Top of the Watershed to the Bottom of the Lake: Lake Restoration in Iowa

With Michelle Balmer

Conservation, Webinars, Water ConservationAlena WhitakerFebruary 26, 2025water quality, lakes, lake restoration, watershed

February 19, 2025: What Can Beneficial Nematodes Tell Us About Soil Health?

With Christine Sprunger

Conservation, Webinars, Soil ConservationAlena WhitakerFebruary 19, 2025soil health, nematodes, soil carbon, cropping systems

Field Day Archive: Can Precision Planting of Cereal Rye Mitigate Corn Seedling Disease and Yield Drag?

Field Day Archive, Conservation, Water ConservationLiz RipleyFebruary 13, 2025water quality, cover crops, cereal rye, corn

February 12, 2025: From Ruts to Roots: Strategies to Protect and Rebuild Compacted Soils

With Aaron Daigh

February 5, 2025: Expanding the Value of Ag Conservation Programs for Monarch Butterfly Recovery in Iowa

With Justin Meissen

January 29, 2025: Practical Robots in Conservation

With Joshua Peschel

Conservation, WebinarsAlena WhitakerJanuary 29, 2025drone, robot, robotics

Field Day Archive: Unlocking the Potential of Saturated Grassed Waterways for Nutrient Reduction

Field Day Archive, Conservation, Water ConservationLiz RipleyJanuary 23, 2025water quality, tile drainage, waterway, saturated waterway

January 22, 2025: Iowa's Oxbows Reborn: Bringing Life Back to One of Iowa's Vital Ecosystems

With Andrew Rust

January 15, 2025: 2024 Relay Cropping Management & Results

With Alex Schaffer

January 8, 2025: Exploring the Ecology of Water Quality Wetlands in Iowa

With Adam Janke

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, 2024water quality, wetlands

A Closer Look: Beavers as Superheroes of Water Quality

Learn about how humans and beavers can work together to coexist on our landscapes in both rural and urban settings.

Conservation, Water ConservationLiz RipleyMay 3, 2024beavers, beaver dams, water quality

Long Term Winter Cereal Rye Demonstration

A study looking at the impact of winter cereal rye on crop yield and soil 12 Iowa farms from 2008-2019.

Whole Farm Conservation Best Practices Manual

This publication provides best management recommendations for farmers and landowners getting started with conservation and water quality practices by helping select and incorporate in-field and edge-of-field conservation practices most appropriate to the decision maker's land and preferences.

Conservation, Edge of Field, Water Conservation, Soil ConservationLiz RipleyJuly 6, 2022

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