Nearly 60 farms in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin are opening their farm gates for another season of farmer-to-farmer learning.
Learn about a range of topics, from dairy grazing to poultry processing, developing infrastructure to diversifying operations, adding habitat to reducing inputs and more.
Field days are free and open to everyone.
Ryan Gibbs and his family farm 450 acres of corn and soybeans, using conservation practices that include no till, strip-till, cover cropping and rotational grazing on multispecies mixes. In this talk, Ryan hopes farmers will learn how to read a soil test so they can use the results to make soil health and farm management decisions. Ryan will explain how to manage nutrients on the farm using cover crops, biologicals, stabilizers and more.
PFI Office Closed
Field Day: Reading Between the Aggregates: What Your Soil Can Tell You About Farm Management
Hopkinton, IA
Small Grains Shared Learning Call: Growing and Marketing Diverse Grains
Zoom
Field Crop Farmer Meet-Up
Decorah, IAPractical Farmers of Iowa works to equip farmers to build resilient farms and communities. Our values include: welcoming everyone; farmers leading the exchange of experience and knowledge; curiosity, creativity, collaboration and community; resilient farms now and for future generations; and stewardship of land and resources. Our programs are guided by the interests and priorities of our members.
Kate Edwards
Iowa City, Iowa
Ralph Gauer
Silver City, New Mexico
Rory Van Wyk
Winterset, Iowa
Dave Schmidt
Exira, Iowa
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