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


Dairy Grazing, Silvopasture and Compost

Friday, June 7 | 10am-12pm

Paullina, Iowa

Hosted by Torray and Erin Wilson of Wilson Organic Dairy. Learn about planning and planting silvopasture around tile lines, infrastructure for grazing dairy cows, rotational grazing with daily moves, making and using Johnson Su Compost, and soil health and biology.

For more information and to RSVP, click here.

 

Women & Soil 

Saturday, June 8 | 1pm-5pm

Dyersville, Iowa

Women, Land and Legacy and other partners are hosting "Women & Soil" at the Field of Dreams Movie Site, Field of Dreams Event Center, in Dyersville, Iowa. The cost for the event is $15 in-person or $10 to tune in virtually.  

For more information and to register, click here.

 

Strip-Till and Bioreactor Field Day

Tuesday, June 11 | 10:30am-12:30pm

Buckingham, IA

This event will be at the Kristi Heffelmeier Farm in Buckingham, IA.

For more information, click here.

 

Conservation On Tap

Thursday, June 13 | 6pm-7pm

Des Moines, Iowa

Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Des Moines Water Works and Conservation Learning Group, will host the first of three “Conservation On Tap” events at Confluence Brewing Company in Des Moines.

For more information and to RSVP, click here.

 

Targeted Conservation for Layered Benefit: Using Data to Create Habitat

Wednesday, June 12 | 9am-12pm

Cedar Falls, Iowa

Join Steve Robisky for a discussion at his 15-year-old Conservation Reserve Program. Topics include using soils, topographic and yield data to identify marginal land for conservation opportunities, flexible CRP practices that can be tailored to many situations, the economics of establishing and maintaining prairie within the framework of a CRP contract, tips for managing weeds and encroaching trees on established prairie, and Pheasants Forever’s precision conservation incentive.

In partnership with Pheasants Forever.

For more information and to RSVP, click here.

 

Innovation to Profit Summer Series

Thursday, June 13| 10am-2pm

Paton, Iowa

Join the ISA Research Center for Farming Innovation to discuss project outcomes in your area and how they are impacting farmer productivity. From oxbow restoration and edge-of-field practices to replicated strip trials and nutrient management, gain insight on local efforts in conservation and productivity.

For more information and to register, click here.

 

Grazing ‘Round the Farm

Friday, June 14 | 10am-12pm

Knoxville, Iowa

Hosted by Ethan and Becca Book of Crooked Gap Farm. Come see and discuss several topics including transitioning row crop ground to permanent pasture, grazing cover crops with sheep and cattle, NRCS programs, woodlot infrastructure for pigs, and how to raise pigs in the woods.

For more information and to RSVP, click here.

 

Rye Resiliency: Strategies for Using Rye to Build and Maintain Soil Health

Monday, June 17 | 4:30pm-6:30pm

Packwood, Iowa

Hosted by J.D. Hollingsworth and Dave Hollingsworth. Come see and discuss several topics including roller-crimping rye in soybeans, management strategies for cereal rye pre-harvest, cutting back on fertilizer and chemical inputs, and a slake test demonstration and rainfall simulator.

For more information and to RSVP, click here.

 

A Legacy of Stewardship: Using Cover Crops, Biochar and Nature for Sustainable Agriculture

Wednesday, June 19 | 4pm-6pm

Washington, Iowa

Hosted by Rob Stout. Come see and discuss several topics including using cover crops like cereal rye and oats to suppress weeds and improve soil and water quality, soil sampling and testing methods with the goal of increasing organic matter 0.1% each year, and integrating the Conservation Stewardship Program to reduce erosion, tillage and nutrient runoff and to improve water quality

For more information and to RSVP, click here.

 

Discovering Covers: Options From Seeding to Species and How They Affect Soil Health

Thursday, June 20 | 4pm-6pm

Garnavillo, Iowa

Hosted by Edmund and Barbara Ruff. Come see and discuss several topics including planting single- and multi-species cover crop test plots for education, using terracing and no-till to minimize soil erosion, the ins and outs of different cover crop seeding methods, soil health assessments from a carbon-nitrogen perspective, and a project to preserve a historic 90-year-old barn

For more information and to RSVP, click here.

 

Hepp Ag Company Field Day

Friday, June 21 | Starting at 2pm

Rockwell City, Iowa

Hosted by Hepp Ag Company with speaker and special guest Mitchell Hora. Topics discussed at this event will include ways to increase your ROI on your operations, how to reduce tillage, government programs to help with cost sharing and more.

For more information and to RSVP, click here.