Day 3 Nitrogen and Water Week 2017 in Crawfordsville, Iowa | IAWA

Field Day in Crawfordsville, Iowa, Discusses Drainage Water Quality Studies for Nitrogen and Water Week 2017

Knowledge is power and Iowa State Extension and Outreach’s plan with the Nitrogen and Water Week program is to help farmers and agri-business. Therefore, ISU Extension and Outreach wants to help them gain a better understanding of how nitrogen practices are studied. This field day will also show farmers and agri-business how to manage N for profit and to reduce nitrate in tile drainage water.

As a result of attending this program, participants should be able to:

• Describe the challenges with monitoring water quality
• Understand the measurements critical for characterizing nitrogen loss and crop production
• Be knowledgeable of the approximate costs of establishing and, in addition, conducting drainage water quality studies
• Know the range in N management practices that are being studied by ISU to support crop production and water quality
• Give a relative rank of the effectiveness of the various N management practices in reducing N loss
• Describe the pros and cons of trying to make major N loss reductions with nitrogen management

Think about how the above areas are vital to a watershed by watershed approach.

Especially relevant, be sure to join the nitrogen and water discussion discussion using the #NitrogenWeek tag on Twitter.

Schedule of Field Day:

Registration and check-in is at 9:15 am. The program is from 9:45 am to 12:15 pm. Lunch will then be served following the program and is included in registration.

Extension field agronomist hosting this location is Meaghan Anderson.

• Email: mjanders@iastate.edu
• Phone: 319.337.2145

Registration deadline is midnight, June 27, 2017.

Registration is $25 and includes refreshments, lunch, and course materials.

Advance registration is requested to assist with facility and meal planning. Furthermore, thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Registration may be completed online using VISA, MasterCard or Discover, or rather by mailing in the completed registration form with check payment.

Questions? For assistance with registration, receipts, billing, cancellation or questions on the status of your registration contact ANR Program Services at anr@iastate.edu or (515) 294-6429. For program information contact an Extension Field Agronomist hosting a meeting near you.

Continuing Education

Finally, this program qualifies for 1.5 soil and water and 0.5 nutrient management continuing education credits for Iowa Certified Crop Advisers, subject to board approval.