It’s not just summer; it’s field day season! Field days are our opportunity to share information about our project with folks working in agriculture. It’s the ultimate win-win —we share information and get feedback from people making a living from the land.
Our first field day event of the year, on June 20th, just north of Waterloo, IA, was a joint project with our colleagues at the Blackhawk Soil & Water Conservation District, who are leading the CIG grant*. We anticipate hosting several field days during the fall. Follow us on LinkedIn and BlueSky Social (@regenpgc.bsky.social) for updates, or shoot us an email for more details as they become available.
The turnout was excellent – we had a great turnout of farmers, NRCS folks, and ISU-PGC faculty, staff, and grad students. RegenPGC CoPD Marshall McDaniel (Soil Health & Nutrient Management) brought several team members. Graduate student Cameron Krumm (Plant Breeding & Genetics) was also able to accompany RegenPGC Project Director Raj Raman and CoPd Dan Andersen (Extension Theme).
The day’s highlight was the presentations by RegenPGC Collaborator Brent Wilson (Corteva, ret.) and Dan Andersen. Unfortunately, the morning’s torrential rains precluded a visit to Rick Rottinghaus’ fields. Still, they didn’t impact the fantastic hospitality of Rick and his spouse Mona, along with the organizational help from NRCS staff members Shaffer Ridgeway and Jenna Curran.
*Perennial Groundcover: A Scalable Systems Approach to Achieving Soil & Water Conservation with High-Yield, Row Crop Production in Iowa (Blackhawk Soil & Water Conservation District)
