Posted on November 25, 2019 at 1:50 PM by Iowa Corn
Happy Thanksgiving! We have much to be thankful for this year. Our amazing soils and natural resources have provided for a resilient crop despite the past 18 months having been the wettest on record for Iowa. Hopefully next year the only records will be for high yields!
There are many events listed below, but here’s some additional information on a couple of events:
The latest cost share opportunities include:
Photos of cover crops from a November 13 field day in Poweshiek county. The host farmer harvested cereal rye for seed in July, had tile work done, and planted these cover crops in August.
Doug Adams of Humboldt County talks about why conservation matters and how he uses cover crops, reduced tillage, and soil testing to boost productivity.
Northeast Iowa Farmer Made No Yield Sacrifice Rethinking Tillage
Insights from a First Time No-Tiller
Cedar Rapids Invests Upstream in Better Water with Middle Cedar Partnership
Multi-Purpose Oxbows Make the Grade for Nutrient Reduction
Preliminary Report Classifies 622 Iowa Waterways as Impaired in 2018
Iowa Supreme Court to Decide if Farm Pollution Suit Continues
Equipment Companies Partner to Expand Cover Crop Success
Grazing Cover Crops Considerations
December 3 Cover Crop Workshop, Grundy Center
December 5 Cover Crop Workshop, Luana
December 9 Cover Crop Forum, Iowa Falls
December 11 Cover Crop Workshop, Sioux Center
December 12 Upper Iowa Watershed Meeting, Decorah
December 13 Biomass Fuel Project, Cedar Rapids
December 18 Nishnabotna Watershed Meeting, Oakland
December 18 Drainage Water Quality Workshop, Fort Dodge
December 18-19 Cover Crop Boot Camp, Ames
January 3-30 Crop Advantage Series, 14 locations across Iowa
January 7-8 WMT Ag Expo, Cedar Rapids
January 28-30 Iowa Power Farming Show, Des Moines