Iowa Learning Farms Field Days and Workshops
Iowa Learning Farms hosts 25-30 field days and workshops each year. Topics cover a variety of conservation practices like cover crops, strip-tillage, no-tillage, bioreactors, wetlands and prairie strips. The events are opportunities to hear from local farmers and landowners implementing the practices, but also researchers and technical experts to provide current information and tips for success.
Plan to attend a field day or workshop near you by subscribing to our e-newsletter and checking our events page.
Conservation Station Trailers
Iowa Learning Farms partners with Water Rocks! to bring audiences the Conservation Stations—a fleet of mobile learning centers that educate audiences of all ages on different conservation aspects. Each trailer houses a unique combination of highly visual and interactive Iowa-centric demonstrations that delve into the impacts of land management choices, both urban and agricultural, on water quality and the connections between our state’s water, soil, and wildlife.
The Conservation Station may be able to be part of your event at no charge.
For more information visit: https://www.iowalearningfarms.org/conservation-station
The Conservation Station team reserves the right to select which trailer will be at your event.
Emerging Farmers Program
To address social factors influencing the adoption of conservation practices, the Conservation Learning Group is helping develop an emerging farmers program. The goal is to engage underserved agricultural populations, limited resource farmers and future landowners. These emerging farmers are those with ties to agricultural land, not currently farming but would like to return to the farm or have a voice in its management.
This project will lead to the development of resources and delivery of information through webinars, field days, videos, print materials and other outreach methods.
Partners Include: Iowa Learning Farms, Seth Watkins, Nathan Anderson, Iowa Beef Center, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Community and Economic Development, Beginning Farmer Center and Practical Farmers of Iowa.
About Iowa Learning Farms
Established in 2004, Iowa Learning Farms is building a Culture of Conservation, 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 are the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Service, Iowa Department of Natural Resources (USEPA section 319); in cooperation with Conservation Districts of Iowa, the Iowa Farm Bureau and the Iowa Water Center.