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Dr. Amy Kaleita

Amy Kaleita
Researchers
Edge-of-Field
Multi-objective
Professor - Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
Area of Expertise: 
Precision Conservation, Remote Sensing, Crop and Hydrologic Modeling

Dr. Michelle Soupir

Michelle Soupir
Researchers
Edge-of-Field
Professor - Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
Area of Expertise: 
Water quality

Virtual Field Day: Blind inlets

Thursday, January 19, 2023 - 1:00pm

A free virtual field day on Thursday, Jan. 19, at 1:00 p.m. (central time) will feature research on blind inlets. The event is sponsored in part by Iowa Learning Farms in conjunction with the Iowa Nutrient Research Center and the Conservation Learning Group. Participants will have the opportunity for a discussion with the farmers and researchers involved. 

Currently, blind inlets are listed in the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy as an erosion control practice that reduces phosphorus (P) loss. Blind inlets have been shown to reduce sediment and phosphorus losses by 80- 98%. However, gravel filter blind inlets are not effective for trapping dissolved nutrients like nitrate. This project, funded by the Iowa Nutrient Research Center, builds on a pilot project completed for the Iowa NRCS that looked at the effectiveness of incorporating a woodchip bioreactor into a traditional in-field blind inlet placed behind contour terraces and WASCOBs to reduce nitrate loss as well.

Get more details or the link to participate at: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/news/can-modified-blind-inlets-terrace-sites-reduce-n-and-p-loads.