The Iowa State University Northern Research and Demonstration Farm, the Boone River WMA and conservation partners will host an edge of field conservation practices and cover crop tour on Thursday, November 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the research farm, located at 310 South Main St., Kanawha, Iowa.
The field day will begin with registration and refreshments at 8:30 a.m., introductory comments and a brief farm update will start at 9 a.m., and at 9:30 a.m. attendees will partner to carpool to four edge of field conservation practices sites located within 12 miles of the farm. The stops will include a CREP wetland, a bioreactor, a saturated buffer and a restored oxbow. Participant will also be able to view cover crops at the research farm.
Upon conclusion of the tour, participants will return to the farm for a complimentary lunch and the featured speaker, Dr. Matt Helmers, Director of the Iowa Nutrient Research Center, and his presentation, “Why we have a nitrate problem in our water and the need for edge of field practices.”
Source : iastate.edu