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Roots and Results Field Day - Dayton

Date & Time: June 11, 2026 | 9:30 a.m. - Noon

Location: Blair Farm, 3531 Paragon Ave. Dayton, IA 50530


Overview

Join the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA), Iowa Learning Farms and Iowa Corn for a hands-on summer field day focused on practical conservation strategies that work on real farms.

Hear from experts and fellow farmers about cover crop management, long-term use and how to mitigate potential yield risks. Attendees will get a closer look at long-term cover crop strips and real trial results to better understand what these practices mean for their own operations.

Agenda

  • 9:30 a.m. – Registration
  • 10:00 a.m. – Welcome - AJ and Kellie Blair
  • 10:10 a.m. – Trial Results Overview - Iowa Soybean Association
  • 10:50 a.m. – Cover Crop Best Management Practices - Mark Licht, ISU Extension, associate professor and extension cropping systems specialist
  • 11:10 a.m. – Conservation Station On The Edge - Iowa Learning Farms
  • 11:30 a.m. – Lunch

Event Sponsors

Logos for Iowa Learning Farms, Iowa Soybean Association and Iowa Corn 

Registration and Questions

Register using the form below. If you have any questions, reach out to Kennady Henry at 515-491-3539, khenry@iasoybeans.com or John Stoakes at 319-290-5920, jstoakes@iowacorn.org.

 

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