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.

CC 52: Water Quality with Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig 02/25/2020

CC 51: Wade Dooley and Nathan Anderson: Farms, Faith and Climate Change 01/21/2020

CC 50: Increasing Wildlife Habitat in the Next Decade with Dr. Adam Janke 12/30/2019

CC 49: Ben and Andy Johnson: Saving Time with Conservation 11/22/2019

CC 48: A Passion for Prairies: David Stein of Prairie Rivers of Iowa 10/31/2019

CC 47: ISU's Daniel Robison, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 09/30/2019

CC 46: Soil Health, Listening and Legacy with Marty Adkins 08/22/2019

CC 45: Farmers, Faith and Climate Change with Matt Russell 07/29/2019

CC 44: Iowa Environmental Council: Striving for Cleaner Water for All Iowans to Enjoy 06/27/2019

CC 43: Conservation and Climate Change with Pat Boddy 05/30/2019

CC 42: Identity, conservation and Hope for the Future with Ingrid Gronstal Anderson 04/24/2019

CC 41: Increasing Iowa's Wildlife Habitat 03/15/2019

CC 40: Improving Iowa's Water Quality 02/19/2019

CC 39: Iowa's Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig 01/22/2019

CC 38: Earthworms and Cover Crops with Ann Staudt and Dr. Tom Kaspar 01/25/2018

CC 37: Farmer Ben Johnson: Voluntarily Doing Conservation 11/29/2017

CC 36: Sean McMahon and Creating Win-Win Situations for Water Quality Improvement 10/31/2017

CC35: Clare Lindahl: "Preaching" Conservation 09/30/2017

CC 34: A Whole Farm Approach to Conservation: Farmers Chris Foss and Kristi Heffelmeier 08/31/2017

CC 33: Creative Watershed Improvement Projects with Shane Wulf and Joshua Balk 07/31/2017

CC 32: Dr. Eileen Kladivko, Midwest Cover Crops Council 06/29/2017

CC 31: Dr. Bob Hartzler Chats Weeds and Conservation 05/30/2017

CC 30: Sharon Krause, Owner and Operator of Dalla Terra Ranch 04/24/2017

CC 29: Adam Janke: ISU Extension Wildlife Specialist 03/31/2017

CC28: Nathan Anderson: Taking the Whole Farm Conservation Approach 02/24/2017

CC 27: Dr. Amy Kaleita: A Dreamer of Fields 01/26/2017

CC 26: Dr. Lisa Schulte Moore: An "All of the Above" Approach to Conservation 11/22/2016

CC 25: Iowa’s 2016 Conservation Woman of the Year: Sue Kuennen Massman 10/26/2016

CC 24: University of Iowa’s Biomass Fuel Project 09/29/2016

CC 23: Iowa Rivers Revival with Molly Hanson 08/30/2016