February 19, 2025: What Can Beneficial Nematodes Tell Us About Soil Health?

With Christine Sprunger

Conservation, Webinars, Soil ConservationAlena WhitakerFebruary 19, 2025soil health, nematodes, soil carbon, cropping systems

Field Day Archive: Can Precision Planting of Cereal Rye Mitigate Corn Seedling Disease and Yield Drag?

Field Day Archive, Conservation, Water ConservationLiz RipleyFebruary 13, 2025water quality, cover crops, cereal rye, corn

February 12, 2025: From Ruts to Roots: Strategies to Protect and Rebuild Compacted Soils

With Aaron Daigh

Conservation, Webinars, Cover Crops, Soil ConservationAlena WhitakerFebruary 12, 2025compaction, cover crops, soil health, soil conservation, compacted soils

February 5, 2025: Expanding the Value of Ag Conservation Programs for Monarch Butterfly Recovery in Iowa

With Justin Meissen

Conservation, Webinars, Edge of FieldAlena WhitakerFebruary 5, 2025monarch butterfly, butterfly, CRP, prairie, milkweed, conservation programs

January 29, 2025: Practical Robots in Conservation

With Joshua Peschel

Conservation, WebinarsAlena WhitakerJanuary 29, 2025drone, robot, robotics

Field Day Archive: Unlocking the Potential of Saturated Grassed Waterways for Nutrient Reduction

Field Day Archive, Conservation, Water ConservationLiz RipleyJanuary 23, 2025water quality, tile drainage, waterway, saturated waterway

January 22, 2025: Iowa's Oxbows Reborn: Bringing Life Back to One of Iowa's Vital Ecosystems

With Andrew Rust

Conservation, Webinars, Edge of Field, Water ConservationAlena WhitakerJanuary 22, 2025oxbow, wetlands, ecosystems, topeka shiner, fish, habitat

January 15, 2025: 2024 Relay Cropping Management & Results

With Alex Schaffer

Conservation, Webinars, Conservation CropsAlena WhitakerJanuary 15, 2025relay intercropping, relay cropping, soybeans, cereal rye, wheat

January 8, 2025: Exploring the Ecology of Water Quality Wetlands in Iowa

With Adam Janke

Conservation, Webinars, Edge of Field, Water ConservationAlena WhitakerJanuary 9, 2025wetlands, wildlife, birds, waterfowl, marsh birds, marsh, nitrate

Field Day Archive: Smart Agricultural Drainage: Tools to sense tile health and nitrate hot spots

Field Day Archive, Conservation, Water ConservationLiz RipleyDecember 19, 2024water quality, tile drainage, smart ag drainage

December 18, 2024: On-Farm Soil Assessments Results: Lessons Learned

With DeAnn Presley

Conservation, Webinars, Soil ConservationLiz RipleyDecember 18, 2024tillage, soil health

December 11, 2024: Tillage Management for Soil Conservation in Row Crop Systems

With Francisco Arriaga

Conservation, Webinars, Soil ConservationAlena WhitakerDecember 12, 2024tillage, row crop, soil health, soil conservation

December 4, 2024: Cropping Systems that Reduce Tile Nitrate Loss

With Lowell Gentry

Conservation, Webinars, Cover CropsAlena WhitakerDecember 4, 2024cover crops, tile drainage, nitrate, diversified crop rotation, extended rotations

November 20, 2024: Trees and Tiles: 4 Years of Nitrate Removal and Root Intrusion Monitoring in a Saturated Riparian FOREST Buffer

With Billy Beck

Conservation, Webinars, Edge of FieldAlena WhitakerNovember 20, 2024forestry, windbreak, saturated buffers, riparian forest saturated buffers, riparian buffer, buffer strip

Iowa Wetlands

Iowa is home to a diverse array of wetland ecosystems that provide multiple benefits to humans and the natural world. These wetlands are essential for the survival of plants and animals adapted to life in a wet environment, including many rare and endangered species.

Conservation, Water Conservation, Edge of FieldLiz RipleyNovember 14, 2024water quality, wetlands