Save the Date: June 4 and 5 in Fairfield
The Soil & Water Revival is June 3 through 5, 2027, at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 N. Main St., Fairfield, Iowa. Thursday evening is a Meet-the-Speakers dinner, ticketed separately. The public program is Friday and Saturday, June 4 and 5, and the vendor hall is free and open to the public both days.
This gathering is for farmers, landowners, conservation staff, consultants, and homesteaders who want practices that hold up under Iowa weather and real budgets. Friday night, Peter Byck, director and producer of Roots So Deep, will present curated clips from Episodes 1 through 3, a full screening of Episode 4, and a Q&A. Saturday afternoon includes an outdoor sheep session on the FACC grounds with Clayton Ubben of Ubben Shearing & Wool. More speakers will be listed on the Speakers page as agreements are signed.
Sessions will cover soil testing and variable-rate decisions, cover crops under Iowa weather, livestock on working acres, and conservation programs that actually pencil, along with a homestead track.
Tickets go on sale in January 2027. The early rate for booths and sponsors runs through February 1. Proposed rates are on the website. If you want to present, send a session title, a short abstract, and a brief bio to IowaSoilGuy@gmail.com with the subject "Session proposal - Soil & Water Revival."