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Learning Farms Cover Crop Field Day near Correctionville
Iowa Ag Connection - 06/29/2016
Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Woodbury County Natural Resource Conservation Service and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, will host a cover crop field day on July 12 from 4:30--7 p.m. at John Wilcox Farm near Correctionville.
The event is free and open to the public, and includes a complimentary meal.
The field day will feature Woodbury County producers John and Roger Wilcox, Shane Susie and Cherokee County farmer Nathan Anderson. They will share their experiences adding a cover crop to their operations, including the benefits and challenges they
have faced. NRCS Agronomist, Mike Henderson will discuss soil health and provide a slake test demonstration. Joel DeJong, extension field agronomist with share information on herbicide carryover effects on cover crops and provide tips to help with planning
and management of cover crops. The Conservation Station rainfall simulator will also be on hand to demonstrate the effects of rainfall on different agricultural and urban land use scenarios through the collection of water runoff and subsurface drainage.
The field day will be held at John Wilcox's Farm, 3550 170th St. Correctionville, Iowa. From Correctionville, take IA-31 S (160th St) south for about 1 mile. Turn right to stay on 160th Street (D22) and travel west for 6.4 miles. Turn left to go south on Lee
Avenue for 1.2 miles. Take the first left on to 170th Street and the farm will be 1 mile east at the T-intersection. Field day signs will be posted.
The workshop is free and open to the public, but reservations are suggested to ensure adequate space and food. Contact Woodbury County NRCS at 712-943-6272 ext. 300 to RSVP.
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