Iowa Learning Farms
Established in 2004, Iowa Learning Farms is building a Culture of Conservation by encouraging adoption of conservation practices. Farmers, researchers and ILF team members are working together to identify and implement the best management practices that improve water quality and soil health while remaining profitable. Partners of Iowa Learning Farms include the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Iowa Department of Natural Resources, EPA Section 319 Grant Program and GROWMARK, Inc.
Exploring the Impacts of Residue Management on Crop Yield and Fertilizer Inputs
Virtual Field Day: Exploring the Impacts of Residue Management on Crop Yield and Fertilizer Inputs
THROWBACK: Growing Food for People through Diversified Agriculture Systems
Conservation On Tap
THROWBACK: Smart Agricultural Drainage: Tools to sense tile health and nitrate hot spots
New Voices in Water Quality | COMPILATION VIDEO
Emerging Voices in Water Quality | COMPILATION VIDEO
THROWBACK: Saturated Riparian Forest Buffers
THROWBACK: Wetlands and Ag Drainage Well Closure
THROWBACK: Beavers: Superheroes for Water Quality?
THROWBACK: Pasturing Oxbows: Optimizing Benefits to the Farm, Water and Wildlife
THROWBACK: Drainage Water Recycling
THROWBACK: Perennial Ground Cover for Corn Systems in the Midwest
THROWBACK: Bioreactors, Woodchips, and Water Quality
THROWBACK: Exploring a Pumped Bioreactor System for Improved Water Quality
Virtual Field Day: Evaluating Rotations of Cover Crops and Summer Annual Forages
Virtual Field Day - Evaluating Rotations of Cover Crops and Summer Annual Forages
Trailer: Evaluating Rotations of Cover Crops and Summer Annual Forages
Virtual Field Day: Can Precision Planting of Cereal Rye Mitigate Corn Seedling Disease & Yield Drag?
Can Precision Planting of Cereal Rye Mitigate Corn Seedling Disease and Yield Drag?
Trailer: Can Precision Planting of Cereal Rye Mitigate Corn Seedling Disease and Yield Drag?
Unlocking the Potential of Saturated Grassed Waterways for Nutrient Reduction
Trailer: Saturated Grassed Waterways for Nutrient Reduction
Virtual Field Day - Smart Agricultural Drainage: Tools to sense tile health and nitrate hot spots
Smart Agricultural Drainage: Tools to sense tile health and nitrate hot spots
Iowa Learning Farms Virtual Field Day
Ag Drainage Well Closure Project with IDALS Virtual Field Day
A New Direction in Cover Crops: Developing Perennial Ground Cover for Corn Systems in the Midwest