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Monthly Archives: March 2011

Cover Crops in Wright County

Check out this blog by ISU Extension Field Agronomist, John Holmes, about a cover crop tour that The Nature Conservancy, [...]

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Poultry Nutritional Composition

When marketing their pastured poultry, many farmers make claims about their products.  These claims are anything from lower water percentage, [...]

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PFI is co-hosting two cover crops field days this month! Check out this press release for details.

PRESS RELEASE FROM PRACTICAL FARMERS OF IOWA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2011 Contact: Ann Seuferer | Practical Farmers of [...]

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Last day to register! Learn more. Listen to Branding Workshop Radio Broadcast featuring Branding Expert Andrew Clark, The Brand Chef

Practical Farmers of Iowa will be holding a branding workshop 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 25 at First Unitarian [...]

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Registration Closing Friday! Don’t Miss It! “Put a Face on Your Farm” Branding Workshop Is A Unique Opportunity for Farmers

Having a brand and marketing your products can mean the difference between making a profit or not. PFI farmers are [...]

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Our Vision for Iowa

Farms that are prized for their diversity of crops and livestock … Their wildlife, healthy soils, innovations, beauty and productivity [...]

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Southern Iowa Sustainable Livestock Project

Sometimes I like to check out PFI members’ websites to find out more about their farms, their views, their marketing, [...]

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PFI has a new mission

Practical Farmers of Iowa has a new mission! Here it is, approved last week by the PFI Board of Directors: [...]

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Iowa Cover Crop Field Days in March 18 & 24

EVENT 1) No-till & Cover Crops workshop Friday, March 18th at 2p.m. at the ISU Extension office in Oskaloosa. Wade [...]

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Our Values

PFI’s Board of Directors has just approved values statements for our organization! Our Strategic Directions Committee developed these values for [...]

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PFI Farmers Visit Washington D.C.

Four PFI farmers attended Clean Water Week organized by the Clean Water Network the first week of March in Washington [...]

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Summer 2030

Summer 2030 How we envision our farms and gardens for the future By Ann Stillman I am in a prairie [...]

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Youth Mini Grants

Practical Farmers of Iowa will provide multiple mini grants to youth ages 18 and younger for on-farm research and demonstration [...]

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NEW Spring Farminar Series Begins Tuesday March 1, 2011 7 PM

Tonight at 7 PM Central Time, Practical Farmers of Iowa begins the 2011 Spring Farminar Series. Below are the farmer presenters [...]

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