Listen "COVID-19 relief updates and new consensus advice for managing cover crops and other conservation practices"
Episode Synopsis
Welcome to Episode 37 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. Iowa Farm Bureau President Craig Hill discusses important COVID-19 relief for agriculture. Iowa Food Bank Association (IFBA) Executive Director Linda Gorkow talks about food banks' urgent needs, and how a new $100,000 donation by Iowa Farm Bureau is making a difference. Visit IowaFBA.org to help IFBA, your regional food bank, or your local food pantry. Iowa State University (ISU) cover crops expert Dr. Mark Licht shares insights from a new manual with consensus recommendations (from ISU, USDA and other leading scientists and technical specialists) on managing your cover crops and other conservation practices. Click here (https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/15823) to download the manual. ISU farm safety expert Dr. Chuck Schwab offers tips for a safe planting season (including tips pertaining to COVID-19 prevention).
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