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Monthly Archives: May 2012

Niche Pork Farm Tour Webinars

If you are interested in learning about Niche Pork production check out these great webinars that PFI farmers did in [...]

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Smart Conservation Action Alert

CAll Congressman Latham Today to support Smart Conservation. Farmers and the environment alike get a big leg up from conservation [...]

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Curious or concerned about pesticide drift? — Attend the May 31st PFI field day to learn more!

Pesticide drift monitoring is focus of Practical Farmers of Iowa field day, May 31, near Ames – RSVP by May [...]

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High Tunnel Construction Workshop Summary

Practical Farmers of Iowa hosted a two-day high tunnel construction workshop at TableTop Farm in rural Nevada, IA April 23-34. Thirty [...]

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PFI beginning farmer annual survey results

The top five 2012 priorities for beginning farmers at PFI are: Marketing Production Financing Pricing my products Financial Recordkeeping 50% have [...]

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Grazier’s strategize the business of grass-based direct meat sales

At the 2012 PFI Annual Conference, 25 graziers (pasture-based livestock ranchers) came together and talked about the numbers behind their [...]

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YouTubes of Heartfelt Heirloom Farm’s custom greenhouse construction project

Farm partners Cheryl Daman and Susan Yario of Heartfelt Heirloom Farm near Springville, IA have constructed a custom greenhouse. These [...]

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Saving the Sacred Seed

Saving the Sacred Seed By Ken Roseboro Published: May 1, 2012 Jerry Young Bear of the Meskwaki tribe Tama Flint corn [...]

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Denise O’Brien on Iowa Public Radio

PFI member, Iowa organic farmer and WFAN co-founder Denise O’Brien recently returned from a year-long assignment in Afghanistan working on [...]

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