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7-5-06
JULY 11 FIELD DAY TO FEATURE INNOVATIVE WORK IN GRAZING
CORNING, Iowa -- Three projects funded by the Ecology Initiative of the Leopold
Center for Sustainable Agriculture in southern Iowa will be highlighted during a
July 11 field day near Corning. The projects relate to innovative ways of
managing marginal lands for grazing as well as wildlife habitat.
The field day will be at the CRP Research and Demonstration Farm in Adams County
operated by the Southern Iowa Forage and Livestock Committee (SIFLC). The group
was formed in 1990 to exhibit productive grazing techniques on marginal crop
land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Some counties in
southern Iowa will have more than 90 percent of their current CRP contracted
lands expire within the next three years.
A pasture walk, to be held 4-5:30 p.m., will focus on wildlife nesting studies,
the use of patch burns to manage grasslands, and options for CRP land coming out
of contract. All three projects are supported by competitive grants from the
Leopold Center Ecology Initiative.
An evening session from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. will focus on grazing issues and
several other projects underway at the demonstration farm, including a study to
measure the water needs of cattle based on their lactation, health and weather
conditions. A barbecue meal, prepared by the Adams County Cattlemen, will follow
the evening program.
Other research projects at the demonstration farm are supported by the Natural
Resources Conservation Service, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Southern
Iowa Rural Water Association and ISU Extension.
For more information about the field day, contact SIFLC at (641) 322-3184.
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