Synopsis
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.
Episodes
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![CC 12: Farmer Wendy Johnson from Northeast Iowa]()
CC 12: Farmer Wendy Johnson from Northeast Iowa
25/09/2015 Duration: 49minIn 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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![CC 11: Mark Licht, ISUEO Cropping Systems Agronomist]()
CC 11: Mark Licht, ISUEO Cropping Systems Agronomist
31/08/2015 Duration: 44minIn this podcast, I speak to Mark Licht about integrating conservation practices in profitable and sustainable ways.
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![CC 10: Donna Buell: Agricultural Landowner and Environmental Activist]()
CC 10: Donna Buell: Agricultural Landowner and Environmental Activist
09/07/2015 Duration: 33minIn 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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![CC 09: PFIs Sarah Carlson, Midwest Cover Crop Research Coordinator]()
CC 09: PFI's Sarah Carlson, Midwest Cover Crop Research Coordinator
25/06/2015 Duration: 39minIn 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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![CC 08: ELI: 2015 National Wetland Award Winner: Dr. Jacqueline Comito]()
CC 08: ELI: 2015 National Wetland Award Winner: Dr. Jacqueline Comito
19/05/2015 Duration: 39minIn 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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![CC 07: Jamie Benning: ISUEO Water Quality Program Manager]()
CC 07: Jamie Benning: ISUEO Water Quality Program Manager
12/05/2015 Duration: 30minIn 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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![CC 06: Cover Crops in Iowa with Dr. Tom Kaspar]()
CC 06: Cover Crops in Iowa with Dr. Tom Kaspar
23/04/2015 Duration: 36minIn 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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![CC 05: Rob Stout: Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Awardee]()
CC 05: Rob Stout: Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Awardee
31/03/2015 Duration: 27minIn 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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![CC 04: Director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Dr. Mark Rasmussen]()
CC 04: Director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Dr. Mark Rasmussen
11/03/2015 Duration: 33minIn 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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![CC 03: Tim Smith: A Whole Farm Approach to Soil Health and Water Quality]()
CC 03: Tim Smith: A Whole Farm Approach to Soil Health and Water Quality
16/02/2015 Duration: 29minIn 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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![CC 02: Southern Iowa Farmer Steve McGrew Discusses Cover Crops]()
CC 02: Southern Iowa Farmer Steve McGrew Discusses Cover Crops
04/02/2015 Duration: 17minIn this podcast, I chat with farmer Steve McGrew about using cover crops to help meet the goals in Iowa's Nutrient Reduction Strategy. McGrew gives thoughtful insight into farmer decision making in regards to conservation and crop production.
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![CC 01: Iowas Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey]()
CC 01: Iowa's Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey
02/02/2015 Duration: 38minIn this podcast, I chat with Secretary Northey about water quality in Iowa and Iowa's Nutrient Reduction Strategy.
