COVID-19 relief updates and new consensus advice for managing cover crops and other conservation practices

20/04/2020 47 min Episodio 37
COVID-19 relief updates and new consensus advice for managing cover crops and other conservation practices

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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).