Exploring a Pumped Bioreactor System for Improved Water Quality
Iowa Learning Farms Virtual Field Days will continue Oct. 20 with this webinar focusing on the impact of bioreactors on water quality.
Smart Wetlands Presentation
Join the Severson Dells Nature Center for an evening with Jill Kostel, Ph.D., Senior Environmental Engineer at the Wetlands Initiative, as she discusses their Smart Wetlands program. This program works with farmers and other partners to provide an effective, long-term solution for addressing excess nutrients in our waterways by locating wetlands to intercept agricultural tile…
Enhancing Soil Health: Opportunities for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation in Agroecosystems
Soil health has received heightened interest because of its association with long-term agricultural sustainability and ecological benefits. Yet, questions remain regarding soil health’s role in climate mitigation and adaptation within row-crop agriculture. This webinar features Christine Sprunger, Assistant Professor of soil health in the Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State University.…
NRCS Conservation Outcomes Webinar Series
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) hosts one-hour virtual webinars from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. eastern on the fourth Thursday of even-numbered months. These webinars feature scientists and other subject matter experts speaking on a diversity of topics related to voluntary conservation efforts on working lands. Recordings of past webinars and associated resources are…
Leadership for Midwestern Watersheds
The History Center 302 E Berry St, Fort Wayne, IndianaDo you coordinate efforts to improve water quality in an agricultural watershed in the Midwest? Or, do you support the work of those who do? If so, please join us for Leadership for Midwestern Watersheds, November 3rd and 4th 2022 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After hosting a dozen successful “LMW” meetings in the upper Mississippi…
ICCON New and Emerging Cover Crops Winter Series: Balansa Clover
With support from the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council (NREC), the Illinois Cover Crop On-Farm Network (ICCON) will be hosting a 4-part winter series exploring “New and Emerging Cover Crops.” The widespread adoption of cover crops in Illinois is critical to achieving the goals of the Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy, but we can’t rely…
Precision Conservation: Tools for Improving Agricultural Conservation Decision-Making
Would enrolling these acres into a conservation program prove more profitable than keeping it in production? Where is the best location for a structural conservation practice on my land, or in my watershed? Precision conservation tools can help us answer these questions and more. Tune into this webinar to hear about the Mississippi State University…
Reaching Beyond the Choir: Virtual Messaging Training
The Illinois Stewardship Alliance is hosting Reaching Beyond the Choir Virtual Messaging Training, an interactive and jam-packed three-day workshop. You’ll have the opportunity to sharpen your skills around topics like outreach tactics, using storytelling to share your message, and talking to the media. Sign up soon! Spots are limited. Participation is required for all three training…
Soil Health Digital Cafe: Cover Crop Profitability
How long does it take for cover crops to become profitable? In this presentation, Dr. Rob Myers of University of Missouri will share insights on how different management scenarios can impact the time it takes for cover crops to provide a positive economic return, based on data from the SARE/CTIC national cover crop survey.
Soil as a Service Webinar Series
VirtualSoil as a Service: it’s a new paradigm for an age-old capability. Before synthetic fertilizers and the plow, soil functioned as an ecosystem, creating microbiomes within a plant’s rhizosphere to foster symbiosis. No matter what crop you grow, if you’re invested in the productivity of your soils and searching for progressive answers to higher yields…
Soil Fertility Workshop
VirtualAbout the Event Soil Heath & Soil Basics with Jamie Bultemeier, A&L Great Lake Laboratories, Jamie will be discussing how soils can affect nutrients and nutrient runoff Nutrient Runoff & Changes on the River with Dan Wire, Maumee Watershed Alliance, Dan will be giving the insight he is seeing on the rivers in Fort Wayne Regulatory PARP Topic with…
Bi-State Crops Conference
Beef House Restaurant Covington, INThis annual event is held each December at the Beef House in Covington, IN. This year's speakers include Barry Fisher-Building a Soil Health Management Plan and Hans Schmitz-Using soil health for resiliency during extreme weather events. Building a Soil Health Management Plan Barry Fisher, Fisher Soil Health, LLC Using soil health for resiliency during…