Iowa Learning Farms Weekly Webinar
Join Iowa Learning Farms weekly webinars on Wednesdays at 12pm CT. The webinars dive into a variety of topics each week related to conservation agriculture, improving water quality, farmer communications, nutrient management, and more.
Grow Hazelnuts in Illinois! Harvest Demo & Market Opportunities at Fields Restored
Fields Restored 2961 S Harmony Rd, Oregon, ILDid you know hazelnuts are a Midwest-adapted, perennial crop that provides habitat, sequesters carbon and help builds soil health all while producing a saleable crop? Join Savanna Institute for a hands-on workshop to learn about hazelnut industry opportunities in the northern Midwest. Participants will gather at Fields Restored, family-owned farm in Ogle County, IL where…
Life Hacks Over Lunch: A Meet-up Series for Watershed Professionals
This free, virtual meet-up series is a peer-learning opportunity for watershed professionals to share ideas and advice for solving real-life challenges of watershed projects. If you work with farmers and communities on watershed-scale projects to improve water quality and have ever found yourself thinking, “I don’t want to recreate the wheel,” this meet-up series is…
Iowa Learning Farms Weekly Webinar
Join Iowa Learning Farms weekly webinars on Wednesdays at 12pm CT. The webinars dive into a variety of topics each week related to conservation agriculture, improving water quality, farmer communications, nutrient management, and more.
Economic Impacts of Farmland Protection in Wisconsin
Wisconsin is projected to lose over 515,200 acres of farmland by 2040, with the most conversion happening on the country's best and most productive farmland. Agricultural conservation easements are important in protecting our state’s most vulnerable farmland while preserving farm legacy, making land more affordable for new and beginning farmers, and creating economic opportunities for…
Efficient Cover Crop Seed Application Using Drones
Mark Kingland resides in Winnebago County, Iowa with his wife on a 120-year family farm, where his father was once farming with horses and picking corn by hand, and now sees practices marked by high-tech monitors and drones. Mark started planting cover crops in 2023 on 190 acres of his farmland and purchased a drone…
Iowa Learning Farms Weekly Webinar
Join Iowa Learning Farms weekly webinars on Wednesdays at 12pm CT. The webinars dive into a variety of topics each week related to conservation agriculture, improving water quality, farmer communications, nutrient management, and more.
Farm to Fork Feast
McDonald Farm 10 S404 Knoch Knolls Rd, Naperville, IL, United StatesJoin Illinois Stewardship Alliance for our third annual Farm to Fork Feast: an authentic farm-to-table dinner with ingredients sourced from local Illinois farms. Early bird tickets are available for $125 until September 1, then increase to $150
Trees for Bucks, Birds, & Bees: Agroforestry for Conservation & Recreation
Allerton Park & Retreat Center 515 Old Timber Road, Monticello, ILJoin Savanna Institute and the University of Illinois Extension for a full-day event focused on how planting trees can increase pollinators, wildlife, and opportunities for recreation on farmlands. Topics covered will include: choosing the right trees and shrubs to meet your conservation goals, current research on the benefits of adding habitat, and ways to enhance…
Iowa Learning Farms Weekly Webinar
Join Iowa Learning Farms weekly webinars on Wednesdays at 12pm CT. The webinars dive into a variety of topics each week related to conservation agriculture, improving water quality, farmer communications, nutrient management, and more.