Findings and Recommendations for Corn Belt Farmers

Researchers with the Climate and Corn-based Cropping Systems Coordinated Agricultural Project have documented 130 findings, some of which will be explored during a Feb. 11 webinar, open to the public through Iowa State University. Topics for discussion include: tillage and drainage water management, cover crops and farmers adaptation to the impacts of climate change.

The five-year USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture research project is nearing completion. In 2011, Lois Wright Morton, a professor of sociology at Iowa State, convened 140 researchers from 10 land-grant universities in the Corn Belt and USDA Agricultural Research Service, to begin a study of farmers' perceptions and farm management practices. 

The Adobe Connect webinar is Feb. 11, 1-3 p.m. (CST) at connect.extension.iastate.edu/sustainablecorn/. For audio, call 888-450-5996; passcode 424492#. Recordings (visual and audio) will be available after the webinar. For more information, go to Sustainablecorn.org.