{"id":6591,"date":"2023-03-15T08:35:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T13:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=6591"},"modified":"2023-03-15T08:35:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T13:35:23","slug":"honoring-leopolds-legacy-building-a-future-for-iowa-webinar","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/event\/honoring-leopolds-legacy-building-a-future-for-iowa-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring Leopold\u2019s Legacy: Building a Future for Iowa Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"
March 22 presentation by Page County, Iowa farmer and conservationist Seth Watkins will provide insights on building toward a more sustainable future<\/b><\/p>\n
The Iowa Learning Farms (ILF) conservation webinar taking place March 22 at noon CDT will feature Seth Watkins, owner of Pinhook Farm in Page County Iowa. Watkins has been a leading advocate for soil and water conservation efforts across Iowa and was the recipient of the 2022 Iowa Leopold Conservation Award.<\/p>\n
In the webinar, \u201cHonoring Leopold\u2019s Legacy,\u201d Watkins will discuss conservation efforts in Iowa, agricultural practices and practical methods being employed to improve the future that all stakeholders are building together. He will share his philosophy and approaches to farming that have been honed over some 40 years and will share lessons learned from successes and failures. Watkins will also address the importance of taxpayer supports for farming and the importance that farmers respond to those supports in ways that regenerate resources, restore water quality and provide healthy food.<\/p>\n
A staunch advocate of land stewardship, Watkins once said, \u201cIf we\u2019d stop subsidizing the wrong things, we wouldn\u2019t have to subsidize the right things\u2026 We probably wouldn\u2019t need price supports if everyone found the most appropriate land use per acre. We must look at and listen to our land, responding to what makes it healthy and productive, and what does not.\u201d<\/p>\n
Participants are encouraged to ask questions of the presenters. People from all backgrounds and areas of interest are encouraged to join.<\/p>\n
DATE:<\/b> Wednesday, March 22, 2023<\/p>\n
TIME:<\/b> noon<\/p>\n
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: <\/u><\/b><\/p>\n
Shortly before 12:00 pm CT, click the link below or type this web address into your internet browser: https:\/\/iastate.zoom.us\/j\/364284172<\/p>\n
Or, go to https:\/\/iastate.zoom.us\/join and enter meeting ID: 364 284 172<\/p>\n
Or, join via phone:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dial:\u00a0 312-626-6799<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Meeting ID: 364 284 172<\/p>\n