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The counties involved with the SW Iowa Women Land and Legacy efforts (Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page and E. Pottawattamie) are hosting a Learning Session entitled “Native Wildflowers – Iowa’s Hidden Treasure” on Oct. 27 from 6-8pm. The event will take place at the Lakin Center at 61321 315th St. in Malvern, IA. Shirley Miller withContinue reading “SW Iowa WLL Hosting Event About Native Wildflowers”

Tama County WLL hosted its first Learning Session since COVID hit on August 31st and it marked it’s 39th event since its beginning in 2007. The in-person and socially distanced event took place at the Erin and Steve Murty farm east of Gladbrook, IA. The evening event provided wonderful soil health and cover crop informationContinue reading “Tama WLL Hosted Successful 39th Learning Session”

Tama County WLL will host this in person cover crop Learning Session on August 31 at the Steve and Erin Murty farm at 1435 Hwy. 96, east of Gladbrook, IA. Registration will begin at 6pm and the event at 6:30pm. This will mark the 39th local event for Tama County WLL, which has been activeContinue reading “Tama County WLL to Host “Discover the Cover””

The Worth County Extension and Worth & Winnebago County WLL are hosting the Flower Garden, Tree Care & Insect Pest Management Workshop on August 5 at 6pm at the Worth County Fairgrounds. The event will feature Dr. Donald Lewis, Professor and Extension Entomologist at Iowa State University (ISU) and Dr. Grant Thompson, Assistant Professor inContinue reading “Worth & Winnebago WLL Host Event in August”

The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA), in partnership with USDA-NRCS, is hosting two events July 20 and 22, focusing on soil health and other management practices. The July 20 event focuses on women landowners. July 20 LICA event: at the Land Improvement Contractors Association Farm near Melbourne, IA in Marshall County from 10-3 with lunchContinue reading “Upcoming Soil Health and Conservation Field Days in July”

The WLL State Team sponsored a statewide Learning Session entitled “The Carbon Market: Soil Health, Carbon Sequestration & Economics” on June 15, 2021. The session was attended by 50 participants that gained valuable information and offered thought-provoking questions. Hillary Olson, NRCS State Soil Health Specialist shared about soil health, carbon sequestration and federal conservation programs.Continue reading “WLL Held Statewide Virtual Session on The Carbon Market”

Buchanan County WLL held another informational and successful Connecting Women in Ag virtual seminar on May 13, 2021. This was the third such seminar sponsored by Buchanan WLL, with each featuring local ag-related businesses. The seminars have provided the opportunity for the small ag business owners to discuss their business and marketing, which is notContinue reading “Buchanan WLL: Connecting Women in Ag Virtual Seminar”

ISU Extension & Outreach is holding a 7-week Master Conservationist Program, which will focus on history and current conservation opportunities in Iowa. The program is a combination of in-person and online learning. It takes place each Tuesday evening from 6-9pm from May 18 through June 29, 2021. The in-person sessions are located in North CentralContinue reading “ISU Extension & Outreach Master Conservationist Program”

Women Land and Legacy is hosting a statewide virtual Learning Session entitled The Carbon Market: Soil Health, Carbon Sequestration & Economics on June 15, 2021 from 2-4pm. Hillary Olson, NRCS State Soil Health Specialist will share about soil health, conservation planning and federal conservation programs. Kate Bussanmas, Assistant Director of IDALS-DSCWQ will discuss state conservationContinue reading “The Carbon Market: Soil Health, Carbon Sequestration & Economics Learning Session Coming Soon”

Buchanan County WLL held their second successful Lunch & Learn on March 4, 2021. The event was attended by 17 people and focused on local small agriculture-related businesses. Lindsy Trotter, owner of Chilled Freezer Meals shared about her business that offers frozen meals made for local fresh foods. Josh Spece, who co-owns In The CountryContinue reading “Buchanan County WLL Holds Successful Lunch & Learn in March”