Below is a listing of upcoming conservation field days around the state. For a complete listing of future conservation field days, click here.


Upcoming Field Days


Nutrient Management Using Intercropping in an Organic Operation

Tuesday, July 2 | 10am-12pm

Maynard, Iowa

Hosted by Scott and Catherine Wedemeier. Come see and discuss intercropping to manage nutrients, replacing corn silage with an 18-way cover crop mix chopped for silage, diversifying rotations with small grains underseeded with legumes, using a baled oats, barley and pea forage mix, and equipment for seeding and chopping.

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Innovative Strategies for Diversifying a Row Crop Operation

Wednesday, July 10 | 4pm-6pm

Corning, Iowa

Hosted by Chris & Shannon Gaesser of GX Agriculture. Come see and discuss management strategies for small grains, a Walker combine modified to clean grain, grazing neighbors’ livestock on cover crops. finding niche markets for small grains, on-farm research exploring perennial ground cover, biologicals, nitrogen fixation and more.

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Managing Soil Function

Tuesday, July 16 | 9:30am-1:30pm

Slater, Iowa

Hosted by Polk SWCD. They will view soils using Soil Pits under different management practices including no-till row crop, Kernza, Prairie and Alfalfa.   

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Innovative Strategies for Diversifying a Row Crop Operation

Tuesday, July 16 | 5pm-7pm

Buffalo Center, Iowa

Located at Jack Smith Farm in Buffalo Center.

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Grundy County Workshop: Biologicals, the Hot Topic

Thursday, July 18 | 9am-12pm

Grundy Center, Iowa

Hosted by Chris & Shannon Gaesser of GX Agriculture. Come see and discuss evaluating crop benefits and financial returns on biological products, making compost extract and best practices for storing, how to apply biological products, including at planting and foliar application, and fitting biological products into a crop management plan.

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