2021 Iowa Water Conference

Webinar

In this new decade, Iowa has faced several unprecedented challenges that tested the resiliency and revealed the fragility of our economic and social systems. COVID-19 has strained public health resources and water infrastructure, a devastating derecho storm impacted millions of crop acres and blighted urban areas, and climate change and land use decisions are exacerbating Read more about 2021 Iowa Water Conference[…]

2021 Conservation Drainage Network Annual Meeting

Webinar

This virtual meeting brings together drainage and conservation professionals in industry, state and federal agencies, universities, and private organizations. All are welcome to hear the latest research as well as contribute to discussions about drainage management and water quality opportunities. In conjunction with the North Central Extension and Research Activity 217 – Drainage Design and Read more about 2021 Conservation Drainage Network Annual Meeting[…]

Nutrient Reduction Best Management Practices in Cold Climates: A review of the 2019 Red River Basin Cold Climate Workshop

Webinar

In April 2019 partners across the Red River Basin of the North came together for a workshop to examine the available research on the effectiveness and suitability of nutrient reduction beneficial management practices (BMPs) in cold climates. This edition of The Current Webinar series will feature three workshop organizers who will discuss the workshop, how Read more about Nutrient Reduction Best Management Practices in Cold Climates: A review of the 2019 Red River Basin Cold Climate Workshop[…]

Free Range Conversations with Special Guest Ag. Secretary Tom Vilsack

Join American Farmland Trust President and CEO John Piotti and special guest Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for a teletownhall on Wednesday, April 14, @ 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET. They will discuss the benefits for farmers and ranchers provided by the American Rescue Plan. They will also look ahead to where the Department Read more about Free Range Conversations with Special Guest Ag. Secretary Tom Vilsack[…]

– Advancing Hydrologic and Water Quality Mitigation in Contemporary Watersheds: Lessons Learned through Application of the Experimental Watershed Approach

Webinar

Presenter: Jason Hubbart, Professor of Physical Hydrology and Water Quality and director of the West Virginia University Institute of Water Security. Serves on the Chesapeake Bay Program Science and Technical Advisory Committee. Research focus: Physical hydrology, watershed management and water quality. Register at https://bit.ly/35AVFMt. All sessions are scheduled for 3:00-4:00 p.m. Presentations are free and Read more about – Advancing Hydrologic and Water Quality Mitigation in Contemporary Watersheds: Lessons Learned through Application of the Experimental Watershed Approach[…]

From Research and Innovation to Implementation: Examples of Conservation Finance in Action

Webinar

While conservation finance is far from new, there is a wide array of emerging research and innovative models for aligning conservation practice implementation with market-based mechanisms. But how do we translate this research and innovation into implementation? Tune in to this month’s edition of The Current Webinar series as we explore three examples of conservation finance in Read more about From Research and Innovation to Implementation: Examples of Conservation Finance in Action[…]

– Linking Soil Health to Improved Water Quality Via Planting Cover Crops in Two Indiana Watersheds

Webinar

Presenter: Jennifer Tank, Galla Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and director of the Environmental Change Initiative, Notre Dame. Research focus: Cycling of nutrients in stream and rivers, and restoration of ecosystem function. Register at https://bit.ly/35AVFMt. All sessions are scheduled for 3:00-4:00 p.m. Presentations are free and open to the public and will be Read more about – Linking Soil Health to Improved Water Quality Via Planting Cover Crops in Two Indiana Watersheds[…]

Drainage Field Day

Davis Purdue Agricultural Center 6230 IN-1 Farmland, IN 47340

Register Now! LICA Flyer Indiana For More Information, Contact: Nanci Gutwein 219-204-1722 or [email protected]