Join the Algal Bloom Action Team on August 3rd as they host a webinar focusing on the removal of cyanobacterial blooms. Presenters, Dr. Halis Simsek and Dr. Pankaj Bhatt, discuss the HABs research being conducted in their lab at Purdue University. More specifically, how cyanophages interact with the cyanobacteria and how this knowledge is applied […]
August 3 presentation features North Carolina State University’s Michael Burchell discussing the potential benefits for landowners and land managers interested in carbon trading. The Iowa Learning Farms (ILF) conservation webinar taking place August 3 at noon CDT will feature Dr. Michael Burchell, professor and extension leader, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, North Carolina State University. […]
Iowa Learning Farms, along with Science-Based-Trials-of-Rowcrops-Integrated-with-Prairie-Strips (STRIPS), Des Moines Water Works, and Landus will host a prairie strips and cover crops field day on Thursday, August, 4th from 11:00am-1:30 p.m. at the Lauridsen Amphitheater at Des Moines Water Works Park in Des Moines. The event is free and open to the whole family and includes […]
Area farmers and landowners will hear from Poweshiek County farmer, Luke Bayer, as well as Iowa Learning Farms and NRCS experts about best management practices for cover crops. Iowa Learning Farms, Poweshiek County Soil and Water Conservation District and USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) will host a cover crop field day Tuesday, August 9 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. […]
Even though The Big Splash! has been cancelled, we at IIHR are still moving forward with our centennial celebration this August, and we're happy to share some of the details with you now! Events will get underway on Wednesday evening, August 10, with an informal gathering for alumni and friends at a local brewery in Iowa City. Thursday […]
Wednesday, August 10th at 2pm CT Drought is continuing to intensify across portions of the Midwest this year, and over the past several years severe drought has plagued much of the upper Midwest and northern Plains. This month's edition of The Current Webinar Series will discuss water management during drought - from the latest irrigation technologies to […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications for research on the behavior of perchlorate after fireworks events near water sources. Perchlorate is a chemical used in rocket propellants, explosives, flares, and fireworks. Prior research has investigated water contamination from fireworks; however, there are […]
Iowa Learning Farms and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host a field day Wednesday, August 24 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. at Mark Kenney’s Farm near Nevada. The free event is open to farmers and landowners and includes a complimentary meal. A project led by Mark Licht, extension cropping systems specialist and associate professor, Iowa […]
Iowa Learning Farms, Marshall County Soil and Water Conservation District, USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and Iowa Land Improvement Contractors Association (LICA), will host a cover crop and soil health field day Thursday, August 25 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the LICA Farm near Melbourne. The free event is open to farmers and landowners and includes a complimentary meal. […]
Managing nutrients and water in a changing climate: Thoughts from an agronomist in the land of 10,000 lakes This coming Monday, August 29, 2022 at 1PM CST In the middle of the North American continent, Minnesota sits in an interesting and dynamic climatic region. At the edge of the humid-to-dry climate transition, and with long, […]
As a leader in edge-of-field conservation practice adoption, the Soil and Water Conservation Society is partnering with the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) to help bring you the 11th International Drainage Symposium, to be held in Des Moines, Iowa, August 30-September 2, 2022. Two days of sessions will highlight drainage research, practice […]
Aug. 31 presentation features Iowa State University assistant professor and extension forestry specialist, Billy Beck discussing woodchip selection for bioreactors Ames, Iowa – The Iowa Learning Farms (ILF) conservation webinar taking place Aug. 31 at noon CDT will feature Billy Beck, assistant professor and extension forestry specialist at Iowa State University. Beck’s research and extension activities focus on utilizing tree and […]
