The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agricultural Systems (A1712) program area priority is designed to rapidly identify and implement strategies to protect the nation’s food and agricultural supply chains and the people who support them during and after extreme weather events. We invite interested applicants […]
Water Rocks! is thrilled to announce performances of Water Rocks! The Musical on Thursday June 16 and Thursday, June 23 at Ames City Auditorium. This professionally staged live show, offered as a free community event for all ages, explores humankind’s connection to water in a fast-paced 50-minute musical odyssey. Synopsis Water Rocks!: The Musical tells the story of four quirky students, dreading a looming science exam, […]
July 6 presentation features Purdue University’s Jane Frankenberger discussing drain water management strategies that support current and future productivity while addressing environmental challenges Ames, Iowa – The Iowa Learning Farms (ILF) conservation webinar taking place July 6 at noon CDT will feature Jane Frankenberger, professor and extension agricultural engineer, Purdue University. Frankenberger led the $5 million Transforming Drainage project that […]
The North Central Region Water Network is excited to announce that we are hosting a regional conference exploring the ways climate intersects with our lives, our water and our land July 12-14th in Duluth, Minnesota! The Climate Intersections Conference will feature emergent research and highlight key programming on climate's impact on our agricultural systems, communities, […]
July 20 presentation features University of Nebraska-Lincoln extension educator Chuck Burr and the Testing Ag Performance Solutions (TAPS) competition program The Iowa Learning Farms (ILF) conservation webinar taking place July 20 at noon CDT will feature Chuck Burr, extension educator, Water and Integrated Cropping Systems, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Burr focuses on irrigation and nitrogen management in his […]
July 27 presentation features Iowa State University’s Kay Stefanik discussing revisions to the INRS N-Load Model to better understand watershed-scale nutrient management outcomes The Iowa Learning Farms (ILF) conservation webinar taking place July 27 at noon CDT will feature Dr. Kay Stefanik, assistant director, Iowa Nutrient Research Center (INRC) at Iowa State University. Dr. Stefanik’s expertise and research is […]
AMES, IOWA—Iowa Learning Farms, along with Science-Based-Trials-of-Rowcrops-Integrated-with-Prairie-Strips (STRIPS), Jackson County Conservation Board, and the Sand County Foundation will host a prairie strips field day on Wednesday, July, 27th from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Gossman Farm near Zwingle. The event is free and open to the whole family and includes a complimentary meal and a prairie […]
Elevating Conservation to New Heights 77th SWCS International Annual Conference July 31-August 3, 2022 Denver, Colorado REGISTER BY MAIL REGISTER ONLINE This year’s conference theme, “Elevating Conservation to New Heights,” embraces the mountainous region of the location while emphasizing the shared vision held by conservationists around the world to scale our work, repair ecosystems, and create resilient working lands. […]
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. […]
