The America Recycles: Summit brings together all organizations and individuals who are interested in making a difference in recycling in the United States. On November 17, 2020, EPA plans to announce national recycling goals, provide an overview of its draft national recycling strategy, and facilitate engaging public and private sector discussions on advancing recycling. Read more about […]
The 2020 Drainage Research Forum, will be held virtually on December 1, 2020. This is an annual event held in collaboration with South Dakota State University Extension, Iowa State University Extension, University of Minnesota Extension, and the Iowa Soybean Association. This year, as with many events, we will be virtual. We are excited to present the latest in drainage […]
AMES, Iowa — Learn more about the economics behind adopting conservation practices to mitigate water quality concerns during the Iowa Learning Farms webinar on Wednesday, December 9 at noon. Wendong Zhang, assistant professor and extension economist at Iowa State University, will present new survey results on how Iowans value reductions in harmful algal blooms in Iowa […]
IGWA Virtual Meeting Focus on Private Wells Darrin Thompson: Exposure Risks for Neonicotinoid Insecticide in drinking water Neonicotinoids are a relatively new class of insecticides that have found widespread use. Historically, neonicotinoid insecticides have been viewed as ideal replacements for more toxic compounds, like organophosphates, due in part to their perceived limited potential to affect the […]
AMES, Iowa — Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Iowa Nutrient Research Center, and Conservation Learning Group (CLG), is hosting a free wetland virtual field day on Thursday, December 10th at 1 p.m. CST. The virtual field day will highlight public and private partnerships working together to implement wetlands to reduce flooding and improve water quality in the […]
Since 2014, Pollution Prevention Services has hosted various EMS In Depth workshops for Iowa environmental professionals that offers expert support in the development and continuous improvement of your EMS. This year, due to COVID -19, we are conducting a webinar series that in four 4-hour segments will walk you through the steps to implementing an EMS for […]
The topic of the Iowa Learning Farms webinar on Wednesday, December 16 at noon is integrating perennial groundcover into row crop systems. Perennial groundcover (PGC) systems couple a high-yielding annual row crop with a perennial grass groundcover, such as bluegrass or fescue. In this low tillage system, the groundcover reduces soil erosion, builds soil carbon and […]
The Algal Bloom Action Team is a collaboration of water professionals, researchers, and educators from twelve states in the North Central Region of the United States. Team members include the national network of Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRI), the North Central Region Water Network and Cooperative Extensions within each state in the North Central Region. […]
AMES, Iowa — How to improve farm profitability with the use of precision conservation will be the topic of the Iowa Learning Farms webinar on Wednesday, January 6 at noon. Precision agricultural (ag) technology can inform many management decisions on the farm, including identifying underperforming acres. In these low-yielding acres, conservation can improve profitability and result […]
AMES, Iowa—Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Iowa Nutrient Research Center, and Conservation Learning Group (CLG), is hosting a free virtual field day on growing Miscanthus in Iowa on Thursday, January 14 at 1 p.m. CST. Join us for a live conversation with Emily Heaton, Iowa State University Agronomy Professor and Extension Biomass Crop Specialist. Miscanthus has […]
AMES, Iowa — Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Iowa Nutrient Research Center, and Conservation Learning Group (CLG), is hosting a free virtual field day on returning oxbows on Iowa’s landscape on Thursday, January 21 at 1 p.m. CST. Restoring oxbows creates a multitude of benefits to the landscape including improving water quality, offering flood storage capabilities and […]
AMES, Iowa — The Iowa Learning Farms webinar on Wednesday, January 27 at noon will feature preliminary results from a survey about rural Iowa’s drinking water quality. Among the greatest challenges associated with annual row crop production in the region are its impacts on water quality. Little is known about the degree to which rural residents […]