Iowa Learning Farms

Pete Crew talks with field day attendees about using cover crops in no-till and strip-till situations at an ILF fleld day on Oct. 26. Pete and his father, Jerry, have been practicing no-till for many years and have recently added cover crops to some of their acres.

The strip-till rig is in action at the ILF field day on the Robert Lynch farm. The field day was held on Oct. 23.

Iowa Learning Farms field days are not only full of great information, there is time for fellowship too. The Competine Creek field day, held on Sept. 7 near Martinsburg, included a great meal on site--a lovely setting for lunch and learning.

The winter rye plant has a great root system to help build soil organic matter. 

Field day attendees get a ride to the cover crop field site on the Kent Swanson farm in rural Red Oak. The Iowa Learning Farms field day was held on March 28.

After the presentations at the March 26 field day, attendees got to chat with speaker Jeff Rasawehr, a cover crop farmer from Celina, Ohio (in green shirt on the left), as well as network with one another.

T.J. Lynn (at front of room) talks to a full house at the Cover Crop workshop in the Breda shelterhouse on March 22. The workshop was held at the shelterhouse due to cold temperatures that day. 

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.

News & Events

Iowa Learning Farms hosts cover crops workshop in Elkader
March 21, 2013

Iowa Learning Farms will host a workshop, along with Practical Farmers of Iowa, on Thursday April 4, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Johnson’s Restaurant, Elkader. The workshop will focus...

Iowa Learning Farms hosts cover crops workshop at Dordt College
March 21, 2013

Iowa Learning Farms will host a workshop, along with Practical Farmers of Iowa, on Monday, April 1, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Dordt College Agricultural Stewardship Center, near Sioux...

Change of venue for March 22 Black Hawk Lake Watershed field day
March 20, 2013

Due to the cold temperatures, the Black Hawk Lake Watershed field day will be held entirely at the park shelter in Breda.

Change of venue for March 19 field day
March 18, 2013

Due to the cold temperatures and snow on the ground, the Iowa Learning Farms and Practical Farmers of Iowa field day tomorrow will be moved to the Luzerne Fire Station.

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 The Conservation Pack includes dogs, kids, adults and other creatures together to protect the environment around us.

 

 Water Rocks!  Creating a new public awareness toward the many issues surrounding water

 

Iowa Daily Erosion Project - Daily estimates of rainfall, runoff and soil erosion for the state of Iowa.

 

Cover Crop Decision Tool - helps farmers select cover crop species based on their main crops, available planting windows and what they needed from the cover crop such as stopping erosion, livestock forage or to control weeds.

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