Climate Resources for Extension Webinar: North Central ANR Academy
Final ANR Academy webinar on Climate Resources for Extension, Friday, April 22, 1:00 p.m. EDT / Noon CDT. You can join by clicking on http://connect.unl.edu/koelsch
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Precision Conservation Research & Design Forum, Pre-Workshop Webinar Series
Multi-LCC Mississippi River Basin / Gulf Hypoxia Initiative (MRB/GHI) Precision Conservation Research & Design Forum Noon Tues – Noon Thurs, March 1-3, Indianapolis, IN PRE-WORKSHOP WEBINAR SERIES Everyone is welcome to attend the webinars, regardless ofRead More…
Gratitude
In a week or so, I will be headed south for a short winter break – crossing the Mighty Mississippi at St. Louis, skirting the Ozarks, and landing on the Gulf Coast at Padre Island NationalRead More…
Winter is Coming … What is Your State Doing About Chloride Pollution?
Imagine, for a moment, that you are a fathead minnow. Like many of your species in the Midwest, you are probably moving a little slower as the water temperatures fall. But the cold is no botherRead More…
The Power of People
Computers are awe-inspiring devices that enable us to identify an unknown weed or find the best nearby place to have dinner in seconds. Computers can do complicated calculations quickly and accurately. What they cannot do however,Read More…
Preparing Future Generations of Water Decision-Makers
By: Rebecca Power Aldo Leopold looms large in the modern conservation movement. His influence is felt deeply in my home state of Wisconsin, where – in 1939 – he founded the new discipline of wildlife managementRead More…
Iowa Learning Farms August 19 webinar: the full potential of cover crops
Ames, Iowa—The regular monthly Iowa Learning Farms webinar for August will be on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 1 p.m. This month’s guest speaker is Tom Kaspar who will present “Reaching the Full Potential of Cover CropsRead More…
From Science to Success – An Introduction
By: Rebecca Power The Morrill Act of 1862 established land-grant institutions of higher education in the United States. The purpose of these institutions was and is, “without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including militaryRead More…
Webinar Series on Ag Drainage Water Management Announced
A team of Extension specialists from several universities in the Upper Midwest is developing a series of webinars on agricultural drainage water management and drainage water quality. Each of the webinars—to be presented monthly from JulyRead More…
Planetary Boundaries: Considerations for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Management
As I write this, the smell of fresh soil is wafting through my window. The smell comes in part from freshly tilled farm fields and in part from my freshly turned garden. In this, the International YearRead More…