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Field Day Archive: A Vision for Iowa: Growing Food for People through Diversified Agriculture Systems

Field Day Archive, Conservation, Water Conservation, Soil ConservationLiz RipleyDecember 15, 2023trees, diversity, diversified agricultural system, Kernza, livestock, silvopasture, grazing, perennial

December 13, 2023: Planning and Planting Prairie: Research and On-farm Experience

With Laura Jackson

Webinars, Conservation, Conservation Crops, Cover Crops, Soil ConservationAlena WhitakerDecember 13, 2023prairie, prairie strips, diversity

December 6, 2023: What Lies Beneath: The Impact of a Cereal Rye Cover Crop on Corn Seedling Disease Severity

With Rashelle Matthiesen

Webinars, Conservation, Conservation Crops, Cover Crops, Soil ConservationAlena WhitakerDecember 7, 2023cover crops, seedling disease, cereal rye

November 22, 2023: Impact of 100 Years of Agricultural Practice Changes on Sediment and Nutrient Loss from One Farm in Osceola County, IA

With Matt Helmers

Webinars, Conservation, Conservation Crops, Water Conservation, Soil ConservationLiz RipleyNovember 22, 2023soil, soil erosion, water quality, nutrient loss

November 15, 2023: Perennial and Winter Annual Crops for Economic and Environmental Benefit

With Matt Leavitt

Webinars, Conservation, Conservation Crops, Water Conservation, Soil ConservationLiz RipleyNovember 15, 2023soil, soil erosion, water quality, perennial, perennial cover, Kernza, small grain

August 30, 2023: Corn Stover Harvest Impacts in Central Iowa

With Rob Malone, Claire Phillips, Peter O’Brien, Doug Karlen

Webinars, Conservation, Conservation Crops, Soil ConservationLiz RipleyAugust 30, 2023corn stover, stover, soil, soil health, carbon, nutrients

July 26, 2023: Agriculture and Climate Change in Iowa and the Midwest – Adaptation, Mitigation and Decision Making

With Dennis Todey

Webinars, Conservation, Conservation Crops, Cover Crops, Soil ConservationLiz RipleyJuly 26, 2023conservation, climate, climate change

July 19, 2023: Designing Cropping Systems for Efficiency, Environmental Performance and More Profit

With Book Wilke

Webinars, Conservation, Conservation Crops, Cover Crops, Soil ConservationLiz RipleyJuly 20, 2023conservation, cover crops, extended rotations, soil, grazing

Field Day Archive: Beavers: Superheroes for Water Quality?

Field Day Archive, Conservation, Water Conservation, Soil ConservationLiz RipleyFebruary 9, 2023water quality, nitrogen, beavers, beaver dams, sediment, riparian

Field Day Archive: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Stacked Practices – Can Modified Blind Inlets at Terrace Sites Reduce N and P Loads?

Field Day Archive, Conservation, Water Conservation, Soil ConservationLiz RipleyJanuary 19, 2023water quality, nitrogen, drainage, tile drainage, modified blind inlet

Long Term Winter Cereal Rye Demonstration

A study looking at the impact of winter cereal rye on crop yield and soil 12 Iowa farms from 2008-2019.

Cover Crops, Soil Conservation, ConservationLiz RipleyJanuary 3, 2023soil conservation, long term rye, winter cereal rye

Field Day Archive: From Nuisance to Asset – Establishing Saturated Riparian Forest Buffers on the Landscape

Field Day Archive, Conservation, Water Conservation, Soil ConservationLiz RipleyDecember 15, 2022water quality, nitrogen, drainage, tile drainage, saturated buffers, riparian forest saturated buffers, trees

Field Day Archive: Utilizing Drainage Water Recycling To Improve Water Quality and Manage Weather Risk

Field Day Archive, Conservation, Water Conservation, Soil ConservationLiz RipleyDecember 8, 2022water quality, nitrogen, drainage, tile drainage, irrigation, drainage water recycling

Anaerobic Digesters for Renewable Natural Gas

Anaerobic Digesters for Renewable Natural Gas

One way farmers can participate in the shift towards more renewable energy is by building an anaerobic digester on their farm or supplying feedstock for a nearby digester.

Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Water ConservationLiz RipleyNovember 28, 2022redefining the field edge, prairie, profitability

Field Day Archive: Exploring a Pumped Bioreactor System for Improved Water Quality

Field Day Archive, Conservation, Water Conservation, Soil ConservationLiz RipleyOctober 20, 2022water quality, nitrogen, bioreactors

Redefining the Field Edge: Improving Farm Profitability with Strategically Placed Prairie

What is redefining the field edge?
A land-use-change concept that alters a field’s cropping boundaries, converting some parts of the field to perennial prairie vegetation.

Soil Conservation, Conservation Crops, Water ConservationLiz RipleyAugust 22, 2022redefining the field edge, prairie, profitability

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