Conservation Chat

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 accomplished through thoughtful interviews with farmers and rural and urban residents about conservation and water quality in the state. Comito is the Director of Iowa Learning Farms, an Iowa State University Extension and Outreach program that has been building a culture of conservation statewide for over ten years.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 37m. Bisher sind 52 Folge(n) erschienen. .

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 8 hours 5 minutes

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CC 12: Farmer Wendy Johnson from Northeast Iowa


In 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.


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 September 25, 2015  49m
 
 

CC 11: Mark Licht, ISUEO Cropping Systems Agronomist


In this podcast, I speak to Mark Licht about integrating conservation practices in profitable and sustainable ways.


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 August 31, 2015  44m
 
 

CC 10: Donna Buell: Agricultural Landowner and Environmental Activist


In 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.


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 July 9, 2015  33m
 
 

CC 09: PFI's Sarah Carlson, Midwest Cover Crop Research Coordinator


In 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.


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 June 26, 2015  39m
 
 

CC 08: ELI: 2015 National Wetland Award Winner: Dr. Jacqueline Comito


In 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.


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 May 20, 2015  39m
 
 

CC 07: Jamie Benning: ISUEO Water Quality Program Manager


In 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.


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 May 12, 2015  30m
 
 

CC 06: Cover Crops in Iowa with Dr. Tom Kaspar


In 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.


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 April 23, 2015  36m
 
 

CC 05: Rob Stout: Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Awardee


In 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.


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 March 31, 2015  27m
 
 

CC 04: Director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Dr. Mark Rasmussen


In 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.


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 March 11, 2015  33m
 
 

CC 03: Tim Smith: A Whole Farm Approach to Soil Health and Water Quality


In 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.


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 February 16, 2015  29m