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Jamie Benning

Team
Assistant Director for Agriculture and Natural Resources
Area of Expertise: 
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Drinking Water

Taking a closer look at drinking water in Iowa and how nitrogen and phosphorus move.

Sara McMillan, PhD

Team
Professor
Area of Expertise: 
Iowa State University Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Conservation Learning Labs

Iowa Learning Farms is leading the Conservation Learning Labs project that will study how implementation of conservation practices can reduce nitrogen and phosphorus loss at the watershed scale in Iowa. 

Redefining the Field Edge

This project seeks to reevaluate the traditional “field edge,” investigating the long-term productivity and profitability of in-field low lying depressional areas. While traditionally planted to agricultural row crops, in the majority of years these marginal areas require significant inputs resulting in only modest crop yields and returns on investment. Can these marginal land areas be taken out of row crop production and transitioned to perennial vegetation to increase the return on investment with fewer acres and less risk?

Mitch Harting

Team
Water Outreach Specialist
Area of Expertise: 
Iowa Learning Farms and Water Rocks!

Research

Cover Crops

  • Research Results
  • Resources
  • Videos

Conservation Learning Lab

Edge of Field Practices

  • Resources
  • Webinars/Podcasts
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Putting It All Together: An Innovative Approach to Increasing Iowa's Conservation Infrastructure

Redefining the Field Edge