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Conservation Chat, hosted by anthropologist Jacqueline Comito, is a podcast series that explores the relationship between conservation, soil, water, agriculture, and the people of Iowa. This is accomp... more
FAQs about Conservation Chat:How many episodes does Conservation Chat have?The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.
September 25, 2015CC 12: Farmer Wendy Johnson from Northeast IowaIn this podcast, I chat with beginning farmer Wendy Johnson who moved back to Iowa from L.A. to farm with her parents in Northeast Iowa raising corn, soybeans, hay and sheep. She and her husband have started their own enterprise, Joia Food Farm....more50minPlay
August 31, 2015CC 11: Mark Licht, ISUEO Cropping Systems AgronomistIn this podcast, I speak to Mark Licht about integrating conservation practices in profitable and sustainable ways....more45minPlay
July 09, 2015CC 10: Donna Buell: Agricultural Landowner and Environmental ActivistIn this podcast, I chat with Donna Buell, who is an environmental activist, attorney and owner of a 300-acre farm near Holstein in northwest Iowa. With her young tenants, she is transitioning the farm to organic....more34minPlay
June 25, 2015CC 09: PFI's Sarah Carlson, Midwest Cover Crop Research CoordinatorIn this podcast, I chat with Sarah Carlson, Midwest Cover Crop Research Coordinator and Practical Farmers of Iowa agronomist, about cover crops and the generational transitions happening on Iowa's farmland....more40minPlay
May 19, 2015CC 08: ELI: 2015 National Wetland Award Winner: Dr. Jacqueline ComitoIn this podcast, ILF Assistant Manager, Ann Staudt, chats with Dr. Jacqueline Comito, a 2015 recipient of the Environmental Law Institute's National Wetlands Award in Outreach and Education, about her work in Iowa....more40minPlay
May 12, 2015CC 07: Jamie Benning: ISUEO Water Quality Program ManagerIn this podcast, I chat with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach program manager Jamie Benning about Iowa's Nutrient Reduction Strategy and the approach ISUEO is taking to improving water quality in Iowa....more31minPlay
April 23, 2015CC 06: Cover Crops in Iowa with Dr. Tom KasparIn this podcast, I chat with plant physiologist and cover crop expert, Dr. Tom Kaspar who has been researching cover crops in Iowa for over 25 years at the USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment in Ames, Iowa....more37minPlay
March 31, 2015CC 05: Rob Stout: Iowa Farm Environmental Leader AwardeeIn this podcast, I chat with environmental leader and innovator Rob Stout, a farmer from southeast Iowa. For 30 years, Stout's farm has been an early adopter of emerging conservation management....more28minPlay
March 11, 2015CC 04: Director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Dr. Mark RasmussenIn this podcast, I chat with Dr. Mark Rasmussen, Director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture about foraging, Aldo Leopold's unique childhood and the importance of the Leopold Center to agriculture....more34minPlay
February 16, 2015CC 03: Tim Smith: A Whole Farm Approach to Soil Health and Water QualityIn this podcast, I chat with farmer Tim Smith about using whole farm approach to soil health and water quality improvements, from cover crops to bioreactors. Smith gives provocative insight into farmer decision making and the future of Iowa agriculture....more30minPlay
FAQs about Conservation Chat:How many episodes does Conservation Chat have?The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.