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Iowa Learning Farms Iowa Learning Farms: Building A Culture of Conservation

Iowa Learning Farms is building a Culture of Conservation, taking a grassroots approach to develop innovative ways in which all Iowans have a role in keeping our natural resources healthy. Farmers, researchers and ILF team members are working together to identify and encourage the implementation of management practices that increase water and soil quality while remaining profitable. Iowa Learning

Farms is a partnership between the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Service and Iowa Department of Natural Resources (USEPA Section 319); in cooperation with Conservation Districts of Iowa, the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and the Iowa Water Center.

The PFAS PredicamentPerfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, have been a topic of concern in r...
06/01/2026

The PFAS Predicament

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, have been a topic of concern in recent years, but what are the sources of these substances?...

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, have been a topic of concern in recent years, but what are the sources of these substances? In last week’s Iowa Learning Farms Web…

A Culture of Conservation: 2025 Fairs, Festivals, and MoreIowa Learning Farms partners with Water Rocks! to bring audien...
05/29/2026

A Culture of Conservation: 2025 Fairs, Festivals, and More

Iowa Learning Farms partners with Water Rocks! to bring audiences its award-winning Conservation Stations—a fleet of mobile learning centers that educate audiences of all ages on different aspects of conservation, particularly involving water and soil. As noted in the Evaluation Report, the Conservation Station fleet welcomed 7,244 visitors at 72 events in 2025. Each trailer houses a unique combination of highly visual and interactive Iowa-centric demonstrations that delve into the impacts of land management choices, both urban and agricultural, on water quality and the connections between our state’s water, soil, and wildlife....

Iowa Learning Farms partners with Water Rocks! to bring audiences its award-winning Conservation Stations—a fleet of mobile learning centers that educate audiences of all ages on different aspects …

PFAS in Agriculture, a Growing ConcernPlease join us for the Iowa Learning Farms webinar at noon CDT, Wednesday, May 27,...
05/26/2026

PFAS in Agriculture, a Growing Concern

Please join us for the Iowa Learning Farms webinar at noon CDT, Wednesday, May 27, featuring Dana Kolpin, research hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Central Midwest Water Science Center. Kolpin’s research focuses on the environmental fate and effects of pesticides, PFAS, and other contaminants of global concern that result from the growing, raising, processing and manufacturing of plant and animal products....

Please join us for the Iowa Learning Farms webinar at noon CDT, Wednesday, May 27, featuring Dana Kolpin, research hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Central Midwest Water Science Center. Kolpin’…

Maxxing Out Nitrate Load Reduction with Corncob BioreactorsCorncobs, can they be added as a carbon source to bioreactors...
05/26/2026

Maxxing Out Nitrate Load Reduction with Corncob Bioreactors

Corncobs, can they be added as a carbon source to bioreactors and perform like woodchip bioreactors? Turns out yes, and they can removal even more nitrate! Find out more in our most recent webinar with Dr. Taylor Vroman, Using Corncobs to Improve Nitrate Removal in Bioreactors. Currently, Iowa has 300 woodchip bioreactors reducing nitrate load by 43% on average. To meet the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy goal of 45% reduction, we need ~100,000 bioreactors....

Corncobs, can they be added as a carbon source to bioreactors and perform like woodchip bioreactors? Turns out yes, and they can removal even more nitrate! Find out more in our most …

A Culture of Conservation: 2025 WebinarsLaunched in 2011, the monthly ILF Conservation Webinar Series proved so popular ...
05/22/2026

A Culture of Conservation: 2025 Webinars

Launched in 2011, the monthly ILF Conservation Webinar Series proved so popular that it went weekly in March 2020. The 2025 Iowa Learning Farms Evaluation Report highlights the weekly series as it continued in 2025, with 50 webinars hosting 57 different presenters covering topics including cover crops, wetlands, alternative cropping, soil health, carbon, nutrient movement and management, prairie, drainage, stream health, wildlife, microbes, and trees....

Launched in 2011, the monthly ILF Conservation Webinar Series proved so popular that it went weekly in March 2020. The 2025 Iowa Learning Farms Evaluation Report highlights the weekly series as it …

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