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2024

January 18, 2024: Optimizing Benefits to the Farm, Water and Wildlife

February 8, 2024: Woodchips and Water Quality: Exploring Species and Chipping Methods to Maximize Bioreactor Efficiency

March 7, 2024: Exploring Sustainable Intensification on Iowa's Landscape through Relay Intercropping

March 21, 2024: A New Direction in Cover Crops: Developing Perennial Ground Cover for Corn Systems in the Midwest

May 21, 2024: Ag Drainage Well Closure Project with IDALS

December 19, 2024: Smart Agricultural Drainage: Tools to sense tile health and nitrate hot spots

2023

January 19, 2023: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Stacked Practices – Can Modified Blind Inlets at Terrace Sites Reduce N and P Loads?

February 9, 2023: Beavers: Superheroes for Water Quality?

December 15, 2023: A Vision for Iowa: Growing Food for People through Diversified Agriculture Systems

2022

January 13, 2022: Road Detention Structures: Adapting Current Infrastructure for Flood Resiliency and Nutrient Reduction

February 3, 2022: Redefining the Field Edge to Improve Profitability, Wildlife Habitat and Water Quality

February 24, 2022: A Vision For Change: Farmers’ Perspectives on Diversifying Iowa's Landscape

March 10, 2022: Creating Peace of Mind with Flood Mitigation in the Bee Branch Watershed

October 20, 2022: Exploring a Pumped Bioreactor System for Improved Water Quality

December 8, 2022: Utilizing Drainage Water Recycling To Improve Water Quality and Manage Weather Risk

December 15, 2022: From Nuisance to Asset – Establishing Saturated Riparian Forest Buffers on the Landscape

2021

January 14, 2021: Miscanthus: What is the value for Iowa farmers?

January 21, 2021: Returning Oxbows to Iowa's Landscape

February 4, 2021: Improving Water Quality and Quantity in the Karst Topography of the Upper Iowa Watershed

February 18, 2021: C-CHANGE - Utilizing Perennial Biomass and Prairie For Renewable Natural Gas

March 4, 2021: Water Quality and Quantity Improvements in the Clear Creek Watershed

March 18, 2021: Improving Water Quality Through Stream Stabilization in the East and West Nishnabotna Watersheds

April 15, 2021: Conservation Learning Labs - Exploring the Impact of Cover Crops on Water Quality

June 17, 2021: Improving Bioreactor Design and Performance

September 23, 2021: What's the Buzz? Exploring the Impact of Prairie Strips and Pollinators

October 21, 2021: Increasing Water Quality Enhancement Wetlands and Oxbows

December 16, 2021: Cover Crop Dos and Don’ts - Lessons Learned About Cover Crops, Corn Growth, Diseases and Pests

2020

April 16, 2020: Managing Cereal Rye Ahead of Corn

April 24, 2020: Virtual Field Day - Farming for the Future with Wade Dooley

May 14, 2020: Riparian Forest and Wildlife Virtual Field Day

May 28, 2020: Celebrating Iowa's Wetlands Virtual Field Day

June 11, 2020: Exploring Bear Creek Saturated Buffer

June 18, 2020: Digging Into Soil Health

June 25, 2020: Farmer Partners Share Experiences as part of 10 Year Cover Crop Project

July 9, 2020: Prairie Strips: Small Footprint, Big Impact

July 23, 2020: Urban Stream and Riparian Conservation Management

August 6, 2020: Increasing Wetland Opportunities with Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship

August 25, 2020: Utilizing No-till as a Moisture Management Tool

September 10, 2020: Redefining the Field Edge

September 24, 2020: Manure Application Considerations During Dry Soil Conditions

October 15, 2020: Mitigating Flooding and Improving Water Quality in the Upper Wapsipinicon Watershed

October 20, 2020: Incorporating Sorghum into the Iowa Crop Rotation

October 29, 2020: Touring Iowa's Forests

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

November 24, 2020: Making Cover Crops and Strip-Till Work in the Des Moines Lobe

December 10, 2020: Wetlands Key to Middle Cedar Watershed and State Goals