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National Academy of Sciences Workshop: Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem

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Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 2:30pm to Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 5:30pm

The National Academy of Sciences invites registration to a five-session, free, virtual workshop on “Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem,” beginning Thursdays, Jan. 28, through Feb. 25, from 1:30-4:30 CST, sponsored by the NAS’ Environmental Health Matters Initiative (EHMI).

INRC Director Matt Helmers is one of the presenters at the initial workshop session on Jan. 28. 

Drainage Research Forum 2021

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021 - 9:00am to 3:45pm

Drainage experts from around the Midwest will gather November 23 in Ames to share and discuss updates on drainage issues, research and technology at the 2021 Drainage Research Forum in Ames. The event will be held at the Ames Gateway Hotel and Conference Center on Green Hills Drive with a virtual online option for participation. The meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. with registration and refreshments, and the program is scheduled for 9:30 to 3:45 p.m. Find  details and registration information at https://www.regcytes.extension.iastate.edu/drainageresearch/.

STRIPS Virtual Field Day

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Thursday, July 9, 2020 - 1:00pm

A free virtual prairie strips field day will be held on Thursday, July 9 at 1pm CDT. Join us as we explore the multitude of benefits prairie strips can offer with Tim Youngquist, ISU Prairie STRIPS farmer liaison, and Gary Guthrie, Story County landowner with prairie strips. Hosted by Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Iowa Nutrient Research Center and Conservation Learning Group.

Putting Science Into Practice: AAI Agribusiness Showcase & Conference 2021

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021 - 8:00am to Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 3:55pm

Putting Science into Practice is the theme of the 2021 Agribusiness Association of Iowa Virtual Showcase & Conference, Feb. 9-10. INRC Assistant Director Kay Stefanik will speak on "Implementing Wetland Edge-of-Field Management: Why, Where, and How" at 3:00.p.m., during the session, Putting Wetland & Edge of Field Management into Practice, from 3:00-3:55. 

Webinar: Making Water Quality Impacts at the Edge of Fields

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 12:00pm

The webinar “Better Utilizing the Field Edge: Saturated Buffers and Bioreactors,” Jan. 12 at noon CST will feature Matt Helmers, professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at ISU and director of the Iowa Nutrient Research Center. He will draw on his expertise with field drainage systems and drainage water quality in this session. The meeting is hosted by the Iowa Learning Farms. 

Watch the recording of this webinar, at: https://vimeo.com/665801165. 

INRC Fall 2021 Seminar Series: Proposed Water Quality Index for Corn Belt Streams

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - 3:00pm

INRC Fall 2021 Water Quality Research Seminar Series: New Technologies, New Tools and Emerging Concerns 
Presenter: Chris Jones is a research engineer at the University of Iowa IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering.

Jones' presentation will outline a proposed objective, 1-value water quality metric for streams in agricultural watersheds, and discuss how Iowa streams fare against this index. Jones’ research interests include contaminant hydrology, real time water monitoring and municipal drinking water quality and treatment.

INRC Fall Seminar Series: Understanding farmer and landowner decision-making and message preference concerning conservation practice adoption in the Clear Creek Watershed

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 3:00pm

INRC Fall Water Research Seminar Series 
October 28, 2020 

Understanding farmer and landowner decision-making and message preference concerning conservation practice adoption in the Clear Creek Watershed
Presenter: Erin O Heiden, assistant director, Center for Social & Behavioral Research (CSBR), Universitiy of Northern Iowa

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