2023 Iowa Water Conference: “Navigating the Extremes”
The 17th annual Iowa Water Conference will be held on September 19-20, 2023, at the Meadows Events and Conference Center at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa.
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Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Food-Energy-Water Nexus Modeling for Iowa
The Sep. 20 presentation by Iowa State University Ph. D. student Júlia Brittes Tuthill will showcase model development to help visualize relationships between agriculture and water quality.
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Positive Outcomes of Managing Streambank Stability
The Sep. 27 presentation by Dan Kirby from the Iowa DNR will cover practical steps and outcomes from active streambank stability practice implementations
Special Addition! Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Drought Planning and Response in Livestock Operations
The Oct. 5 presentation by Iowa State University’s Daniel Andersen will cover drought impacts on livestock and emergency planning to respond to critical water shortages.
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Deploying Large-scale Green Infrastructure Projects Requires Public-Private Collaboration
The Oct. 11 presentation by Craig Clarkson of ISG, Inc. will discuss the importance of public-private partnerships in implementing green infrastructure as an integral part of urban development.
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Urban and Rural Water Quality Perceptions in Iowa
The October 18 presentation by Iowa State University’s Jacqueline Comito will share aggregated results of multiple water quality surveys and studies covering a broad demographic range
Iowa Learning Farms – Conservation On Tap in Des Moines
Casual gathering will provide local farmers, landowners and interested Iowans with an opportunity to listen, share and learn with peers and ISU experts regarding conservation topics
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Prairie Strip Soil Movement Measurement Explained
The Nov. 1 presentation by Iowa State University’s Jessica Nelson will offer data and insights on slowing soil movement with the implementation of prairie strips.
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Community-Based Pesticide Resistance Management
Nov. 8 presentation by Iowa State University’s Katherine Dentzman will discuss current pesticide management practices and opportunities to improve outcomes.
Iowa Learning Farms Conservation On Tap
The casual gathering will provide local farmers, landowners and interested Iowans with an opportunity to listen, share and learn with peers and ISU experts regarding conservation topics.
Cover Crop and Grazing Field Day
Iowa Learning Farms will host a cover crop and grazing field day Tuesday, November 14 from 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. at Jarad Weber’s Farm near Argyle.
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Benefiting Farm Income and Ecosystems through Perennial and Winter Cover Crops
In the webinar, “Perennial and Winter Annual Crops for Economic and Environmental Benefit,” Leavitt will showcase the Forever Green Initiative at the University of Minnesota and offer insights into this unique breeding and commercialization platform that develops continuous living cover crops.