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Learn how urban and rural communities can work together to improve watersheds during a Sept. 21 webinar with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and Iowa Learning Farms.
Iowa State’s D. Raj Raman will discuss the challenges and benefits of cover cropping systems that use perennial groundcover during a Sept. 28 webinar with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
In an Oct. 5 webinar hosted by Iowa Learning Farms, two soil health experts from Ohio will discuss a study they are conducting on the interrelationships between agricultural soil, water and the practices being utilized to address nutrient losses and water quality.
Graduate student to discuss the characteristics of antimicrobial resistance as a pollutant, its relationship with agricultural production and methods researchers use to track antimicrobial resistance within the broader environment.
Prashant Jha, weed specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, will discuss precision and sustainable weed management solutions in corn and soybean production systems during the Iowa Learning Farms conservation webinar Oct. 19.
Iowa State University’s Matt Nowatzke will discuss the importance of end-user input in creating effective decision support systems during Iowa Learning Farms conservation webinar Oct. 26 at noon CDT.
Natural resource experts will discuss mitigation of E. coli during a Nov. 2 webinar with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and Iowa Learning Farms.
A Nov. 9 presentation with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach features John McMaine, a South Dakota State expert discussing water quality and water management amid changing climate and changing landscape.
A farm stress expert will discuss the multiple facets of farm management that can add stress to farm life during a webinar Nov. 16 with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Madison County Soil & Water Conservation District, will host a cover crop workshop Thursday, Dec. 1, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Jackson Building on the Madison County Fairgrounds in Winterset.