Leopold Center events
This calendar lists events that the Center is sponsoring, co-sponsoring or has helped plan, or events where Center staff are making presentations. Events sponsored by other groups are listed on the Other sustainable ag events page.
Are you looking for something that's already happened? Check our Reports from Past Leopold Center Events page.
What's coming up?
- Registration now open For our January 13 forum, "A Culture of Conservation: The Tools We Need to Grow," at the Gateway Conference Center in Ames. There is no cost to attend, but registrations must be received by January 7 to guarantee a meal ticket and to be entered in a drawing to receive a photography by Jerry DeWitt. Hosted by the Iowa Learning Farm, Leopold Center and Iowa Water Center. Workshop registration Forum Web site
- On-farm research Farmers interested in working with Iowa State faculty, staff or graduate students might want to check out the ISU-PFI On-Farm Research and Demonstration Grant Program. Deadline is December 16. More details [PDF]
- Keeney Lecture Eugene Turner from Louisiana State University will offer his views on Mississippi River water quality on November 12. More details [PDF]
Listen to Heinberg's lecture, Toward a Post Carbon Food System, now available here.
Listen to USDA Deputy Secretary Merrigan's lecture, The Future of American Agriculture, here.
November 7 |
Go for Goat Cheese, then Dig into the Annual Garlic Fest, Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) Field Day, 3–4:30 p.m., Northern Prairie Chevre, Woodward. Discussion at this field day will include cheesemaking, goat care and husbandry. As part of an ongoing strategic investment, the Leopold Center provides major support for PFI's on-farm demonstration and field day program. On-farm contact: Larson family, (515) 438-4022, goatmom@netins.net. For farm location and more details, check the PFI web site or the 2009 PFI Field Day Guide, above in the "What's coming up?" section. |
| November 11 | Fruit and Vegetable Working Group Meeting, 9:45 a.m.–3 p.m., Christy Hall, Story County Extension, 220 H Avenue, Nevada. The Value Chain Partnerships working group will have its quarterly meeting to discuss vegetable production, logistics and markets in Iowa. Speakers include (among others) Malcolm Robertson and Margaret Smith, the group's leaders. View the agenda (PDF). Contacts: Malcolm Robertson, (515) 294-1166, malcolmr@iastate.edu; or Margaret Smith, (515) 294-0087, mrgsmith@iastate.edu. |
| November 12 | Mississippi River Water Quality: Policy, Farm Landscapes and Hypoxia, lecture by Eugene Turner, Louisiana State University, 8 p.m., Sun Room, ISU Memorial Union, Ames. This is the 2009 Dennis Keeney Distinguished Lecture named in honor of the first director of the Leopold Center. Turner is an oceanographer and wetland ecologist whose work addresses hypoxic zones, or Dead Zones, in which water oxygen levels no longer can support aquatic life. Visit the ISU Lecture page or view the flyer [PDF] for more details. Contact: Jeri Neal, (515) 294-5610, wink@iastate.edu. | November 19 | Strip-till Field Day, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Iowa Lakes Community College, Emmetsburg. The field day will allow farmers to see strip-tillage equipment in action from several suppliers and hear from educators and experienced farmers who have been practicing strip-tillage. The event is free, but an RSVP is recommended. Contact: Palo Alto NRCS office, (712) 852-3386 ext. 3. View the press release for details. |
| January 5, 2010 | High Tunnel Production Workshop, Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm, 6–9:30 p.m., Lewis. Workshops include two sessions. This is part one of the second workshop. Topics to be covered at the workshop include site and high tunnel selection, construction, soil management, irrigation, pest management, bed design and cropping systems and business plan development. Registration is required. Contact: Linda Naeve, Value Added Agriculture Program, (515) 294-8946, lnaeve@iastate.edu. For more information, see news release. |
| January 6, 2010 | High Tunnel Production Workshop, 6–9:30 p.m., Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm, Lewis. Workshops include two sessions. This is part two of the second workshop. Topics to be covered at the workshop include site and high tunnel selection, construction, soil management, irrigation, pest management, bed design and cropping systems and business plan development. Registration is required. Contact: Linda Naeve, Value Added Agriculture Program, (515) 294-8946, lnaeve@iastate.edu. For more information, see news release. |
| January 13, 2010 | "A Culture of Conservation: The Tools We Need to Grow" forum, 8 a.m.–3 p.m., Gateway Conference Center, Ames. Keynote speakers include George DeVault of Seed Savers Exchange and Jerry DeWitt of the Leopold Center. Sponsored by the Leopold Center, Iowa Learning Farm and Iowa Water Center. Contact: Carol L. Brown, Iowa Learning Farm, (515) 294-8912, cbrown1@iastate.edu. For more information, see the event flyer. There is no cost to attend this forum but pre-registration is required by Thursday, January 7 to be guaranteed a meal ticket and to be entered in a drawing for a photograph from Jerry DeWitt. Register here Forum Web site |