DES MOINES – Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will attend a conservation demonstration field day on Tuesday, May 14 at the Iowa Land Improvement Contractors Association’s (LICA) farm located northeast of Des Moines at 1741 290th St. near Melbourne.
This farm has a variety of conservation practices placed on an 80 acre farm including wetlands, terraces, sediment control basins, grassed waterways, water control structures, bioreactors, and a rain garden.
The event is hosted by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Iowa Land Improvement Contractors Association (LICA), and the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA). Experts will be on site to answer questions about how the practices work, how they are constructed, costs, and cost share programs available.
Other Iowa conservation partners will be on hand as well, including officials from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Iowa State University, Iowa Learning Farms, Agri Drain, Agren, and the Conservation Districts of Iowa.
The details of the event are:
What: Conservation Demonstration Field Day
Where: Iowa Land Improvement Contractors Association (LICA) Farm, 1741 290th Street, Melbourne
When: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.
12:00 to 1:00 p.m. – Lunch
1:00 to 2:00 p.m. – Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds tour
Lunch will be served and educational displays will be available in the farm’s machine shed. Transportation will be provided to and from the Capitol with shuttles leaving at different times.
To register for lunch or shuttles, or for more information contact Ben Gleason at (515) 225-9242 or bgleason@iowacorn.org.
