A New Home for Year-Round Learning

For more than two decades, the Iowa LICA Conservation and Demonstration Farm has provided a place where visitors can see conservation work in action.

Located near Melbourne, Iowa—approximately 15 miles from Marshalltown and 60 miles from Des Moines—the 80-acre property was purchased in 2000. Since then, Iowa LICA has developed the farm into a working educational site where contractors, agencies, students and members of the public can learn how conservation systems are constructed and how they perform over time.


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Built by LICA for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026, the Earthmoving & Site Development Education Track showcases the innovations and best practices transforming the construction industry. With sessions on drones, mobile crushing, machine control, trench safety, dust management, and next-generation equipment, this track delivers actionable insight contractors can take straight back to the field.


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