Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Meeting Highlights

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July 22
“Greenhorn Grazing Workshop #3,” 1:30–7 p.m., McNay Research Farm, 45249 170 Ave., Chariton. This five-session course will cover concepts relevant to all producers of grass-based livestock. Course development was supported by a three-year Leopold Center grant. Participants are urged to attend all sessions, but fees for individual sessions are available. Contact: Joe Sellers, (641) 203-1270, sellers@iastate.edu.

August 1
Chichaqua Field Day. 1:30–4 p.m., Chichaqua Bottoms Wildlife Area, 8700 NE 126th Ave., Maxwell. Linked to Ecology Initiative project “Grazing prairie: Improving species diversity while maintaining cattle and goat productivity and resting home pastures.” Contact: Linda Appelgate, (515) 371•5419, Linda.appelgate@ia.usda.gov.

August 10
“Iowa Pollinator Conservation Short Course,” 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Reiman Gardens, Ames. The course will inform conservationists, land managers, farm educators, and agricultural professionals on the latest science-based approaches to increasing crop security and reversing the trend of pollinator decline. For registrations, contact Ashley Minnerath, (503) 232-6639 or ashley@xerces.org.

August 22
“Mechanization on Vegetable Farms,” Fruit and Vegetable Working Group Field Day, 2-5 p.m. with supper to follow. Andy and Melissa Dunham’s Grinnell Heritage Farm, 1933 Penrose Street, Grinnell. (www.grinnellheritagefarm.com) For more information, contact Malcolm Robertson, (515) 294–1166, malcolmr@iastate.edu, or Margaret Smith, (515) 294–0887, mrgsmith@iastate.edu.

June – September
Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farm Field Days, 13 events at research sites across the state.

June – October
Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Days, on topics from grazing, to vegetables to bioenergy. For more information, see www.practicalfarmers.org/assets/vcalendar/index.php

 

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