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INRC Field Tours 2021

The INRC hosted two research tours to discuss new research findings with educators and researchers in 2021.

The Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF) and its Recent Advances

INRC Fall 2021 Water Quality Research Seminar Series: New Technologies, New Tools and Emerging Concerns 
Sept. 8, 2021

Presenter: Emily Zimmerman is an assistant professor in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Iowa State University.

Wonders of Iowa Wetlands - May 2021

This webinar, which aired May 25, 2021, kicks off the series “Profiles in the Wonders of Iowa’s Wetlands” created by the Iowa Nutrient Research Center and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Presenters Kay Stefanik, INRC Assistant Director, and Adam Janke, wildlife specialist for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and an assistant professor of natural resource ecology and management. They introduce the series and review types of wetlands found in Iowa, their functions and ecology, and the beneficial goods and services they can provide.

Nitrate Removal in a Saturated Riparian Buffer

Learn more about nitrate removal in a saturated riparian buffer from Dr. Tom Isenhart, a professor in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Iowa State University, one of the developers of this emerging conservation technology.

Advancing Hydrologic and Water Quality Mitigation in Contemporary Watersheds - Lessons Learned through Application of the Experimental Watershed Approach

Findings from Watersheds Around the Country
April 28, 2021

Presenter, Jason Hubbart, professor of physical hydrology and water quality in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, serves as the director of the West Virginia University Institute of Water Security and Science. 

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Watershed Modeling to Inform Agricultural Management in Western Lake Erie

INRC Water Quality Research Seminar - Findings from Watershed around the Country 
March 24, 2021

Presenter: Margaret Kalcic, assistant professor, Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Ohio State University. Kalcic researches watershed hydrology with a focus on water quality and agricultural conservation. 

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Iowa Nutrient Research Center 2020 Update
Evaluation of Best Management Practices to Reduce Nitrate Loads Based on Watershed Characteristics, Baseflow Index and Groundwater Age

INRC Water Quality Research Seminar - Findings from Watershed around the Country 
February 24, 2021
Presenter: Aaron Mittelstet,
assistant professor of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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Reducing Nutrient Losses for Arkansas Agriculture - Results from Arkansas Discovery Farms

INRC Water Quality Research Seminar - Findings from Watershed around the Country 
January 27, 2021
Presenter: Mike Daniels
, Extension Professor for Soil and Water Conservation with the Crops, Soils and Environmental Sciences Department at the University of Arkansas. 

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Evaluating flood mitigation strategies in an agricultural watershed in Iowa using process-based hydrologic modeling

INRC Fall 2020 Water Research Seminar Series
November 18, 2020

Presenter: Antonio Arenas Amado, associate research engineer, IIHR Hydroscience & Engineering - University of Iowa 

This work presents quantifications of flood reduction benefits, at the watershed-scale, associated to a system of distributed storage and different levels of implementation of cover crops and native vegetation strips.

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