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This PFI beginner appreciates Annie’s focus on female farmers

By Marc | Published March 26, 2013

Morgan Hoenig is a beginning vegetable farmer from Mount Pleasant in PFI’s Savings Incentive Program. She wrote this summary of [...]

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Farminar Jan-10 on Tax Preparation tips for farmers

By Luke | Published January 12, 2012

On Tuesday January 10, 2012, the 2012 Winter Farminar Series began. 41 folks tuned in live to learn from farmer [...]

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Land Contract Sales

By Luke | Published December 13, 2011

Are you looking to buy land on contract from a friend or relative? Do you want to buy land, but find [...]

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Frantzen field day held; discussion of succession, energy, and purchasing a farm acreage

By Luke | Published September 26, 2011

What does a beginning farmer need to do to get started with a small farm acreage? If you ask James [...]

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Next Generation Retreat – workshop with Richard Wiswall December 8-9, 2011

By Luke | Published September 22, 2011

We hare pleased to announce Richard Wiswall will be the farmer facilitator for the 4th annual Practical Farmers of Iowa [...]

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The Beginning Farmer has a Field Day

By Luke | Published August 18, 2010

A cool, wet afternoon on a southern Iowa livestock family farm was the scene of an intimate farm tour led [...]

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Savings Incentive Program Progress!

By Luke | Published July 19, 2010

We are doing really well as a result of the generous contributions by individuals, family foundations, and a few companies. [...]

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Land Survey Learnings

By Luke | Published May 19, 2010

Today I’ve been pouring over 130 survey responses on our PFI beginning farmer land needs. Here are a few things [...]

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Beginning Farmers

By Luke | Published April 22, 2010

Yesterday I took time off work at Practical Farmers of Iowa to help beginning farmer (and my girlfriend) Sally Hertz [...]

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Gearing up for SIP

By Luke | Published April 7, 2010

I am so excited to start getting applications coming in for the Savings Incentive Program. This is a really great [...]

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Serve Your Country Food

By Luke | Published March 2, 2010

There are cool things going on for beginning farmers – online resources, videos, meet-ups, and support of all kinds. This [...]

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Practical “Farminars” of Iowa

By Luke | Published February 8, 2010

55 people attended last week’s Farminar on “Ramping Up Vegetable Production”. You are invited to attend our Next Session: Tuesday, [...]

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Beaman’s “Grazier Farm”

By Luke | Published January 29, 2010

PFI member Bill Beaman and his wife Mary have farmed in Southwest Iowa since 1982. They grow corn, beans, oats, [...]

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Practical “Farminars” of Iowa

By Luke | Published January 29, 2010

You Are Invited! 31 Attended last week’s Farminar. Practical Farmers of Iowa continues the popular “Farminar Series” with 8 new [...]

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Online Seminar for Social Media for Agriculture

By Luke | Published January 26, 2010

Check out this neat webinar from Maryland Extension for using Social Media with your Farm. I pasted this on from [...]

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