Jorgen Rose will present broad strategies for integrating wildlife conservation practices into different types of agricultural operations, including field crop operations, specialty crop farms and livestock operations. This Aug. 17 webinar is supported by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and Iowa Learning Farms.
At this year’s Farm Progress Show, specialists from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and USDA will discuss recent efforts to increase the population of this essential pollinator and resources to improve its numbers in the future.
An Aug. 24 field day with Iowa Learning Farms and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will explore the benefits of converting marginal land areas prone to flooding, to perennial vegetation.
North Carolina State University’s Michael Burchell will discuss the potential benefits for landowners and land managers interested in carbon trading during the Iowa Learning Farms conservation webinar Aug. 3 at noon CDT.
The inaugural Women in Ag Farm Crawl is set for Saturday, Aug. 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Washington County and the Washington County Women in Agriculture Advisory Board are planning the event.
Kay Stefanik, assistant director of the Iowa Nutrient Research Center at Iowa State, will present “Improving Flexibility of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy N-Load Model: Use at the Watershed Scale,” during a July 27 conservation webinar hosted by Iowa Learning Farms.
Kathleen Delate has been named a 2022 Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy. Delate is a professor and extension organic crops specialist at Iowa State University.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is planning to make water quality improvement very visual during this year’s Farm Progress Show, Aug. 30-Sept. 1 in Boone.
Iowa Learning Farms and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will hold a conservation webinar July 20 on using farm management competitions to improve efficiency and profitability.
In a recent publication called “Gardening for Butterflies and Pollinators,” horticulture specialists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach explain the life and role of common pollinators, and actions Iowans can take to increase their numbers.
