Building A Culture of Conservation
Iowa Learning Farms is building a Culture of Conservation, calling attention to the importance of improved water and soil quality through conservation farming practices.
The program utilizes partners across the state: farmer partners demonstrating various practices including reduced tillage, terraces, waterways and cover crops; educator partners who are teaching these valuable lessons to the next generation of Iowa landowners; and our funding partners.
The website contains resources to help all of our partners learn to retain and rebuild high quality soils and clean water.
Iowa Learning Farm News
Iowa Learning Farms’ February webinar focuses on sustainable bioenergy (Posted on 2/2/2012)
The Iowa Learning Farms’ (ILF) February webinar, to be held Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 11:30 a.m. will feature Chad Hart, an economist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The webinar is part of a series, hosted by ILF, held on the third Wednesday of each month through Adobe Connect.
Leopold Center strengthens partnership with Iowa Learning Farms (Posted on 1/11/2012)
A statewide program designed to build a “Culture of Conservation” in Iowa will be working closely with the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture over the next three years. The Leopold Center has strengthened its partnership with the Iowa Learning Farms (ILF), beginning in January and running through December 31, 2014.
Iowa Learning Farms January webinar focuses on farmer identity (Posted on 1/10/2012)
Iowa Learning Farms is again hosting a series of webinars on the third Wednesday of each month in 2012. The webinars will begin at 11:30 a.m. and will run approximately 45 minutes. Please note that this is a new time from the 2011 webinars. The January webinar will be held Wednesday, January 18 at 11:30 a.m., and will feature Jacqueline Comito, an anthropologist with the Sociology Department at Iowa State University.
New book offers insight into water quality perceptions (Posted on 11/9/2011)
Iowa Learning Farms is pleased to announce the publication of Water Quality Matters To Us All, a new book that provides insight into the attitudes and practices of agencies and stakeholders involved in protecting Iowa’s water quality.
Iowa Learning Farms offers new how-to DVD on manure management (Posted on 10/6/2011)
A new how-to video from Iowa Learning Farms and the Iowa Manure Management Action Group (IMMAG) offers suggestions, tips and reminders about manure application. The 20-minute DVD, “Manure Management and Conservation,” shows how to collect manure samples for nutrient analysis from different types of manure handling systems, reviews a manure analysis lab report and provides the basics for determining application rates.
'Dogs, Frogs, and Nature Songs' CD released (Posted on 9/15/2011)
A new children’s music CD from Iowa Learning Farms, “Dogs, Frogs, and Nature Songs,” has just been released. The CD is all about nature, conservation and learning.
Iowa Learning Farm offers new video ‘Troubled Waters’ (Posted on 10/26/2010)
There is a river that flows through the lives of everyone. Rivers are the veins of the land and an indicator of the health of its people.A new Iowa Learning Farm (ILF) video, “Troubled Waters,” explores rivers and the human relationship with them. Winner of an Iowa Motion Picture Association (IMPA) award for excellence in educational production, “Troubled Waters” calls attention to human attitudes and treatment of rivers, both good and bad.
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