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It’s field day season!

If you’re aching to visit a farm, see what’s new in research, or meet others who enjoy all-things-agricultural, check out the Leopold Center web calendar. You’ll find details for all types of field days – pasture walks in northeast Iowa, demonstrations hosted by the Iowa Farm Energy Working Group, Iowa Learning Farm and Practical Farmers of Iowa field days, and celebrations and other events at ISU Research and Demonstration Farms throughout the state. A number of Leopold Center-supported research and demonstration projects are conducted at ISU farms or in cooperation with PFI members.

Working groups

Summer meetings for several working groups associated with the Leopold Center are coming.  

The Pork Niche Market Working Group’s annual meeting will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 12 at the Iowa Pork Producers Association offices in Clive. There is no charge to participate, but if you plan to attend, please contact PNMWG coordinator Pete Lammers, (515) 520-9174.

The Food Access and Health Working Group will have its summer gathering from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 20 at the Iowa Arboretum near Madrid. The program will focus on food insecurity among older Iowans with presentations from the AARP Foundation and Iowa Department on Aging. Meeting participants are asked to register online to ensure a meal.

The Iowa Farm Energy Working Group will also meet on August 14 at a Kalona restaurant for lunch, then tour the Yoderville Biodiesel Collective to view three renewable energy systems (solar PV, solar thermal and three wind turbines).  Reservation and sign up on the working group's website.
 

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