Published Dec 28, 2022
2022 Field Day Season Photo Spread
By Practical Farmers of Iowa
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- Attendees gather in the gazebo at the Iowa Arboretum to hear a reading from Angela Tedesco’s book, “Finding Turtle Farm.” (Sept. 11, Madrid, Iowa, in partnership with Iowa Arboretum)
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- Will Cannon shows attendees his custom-built cover crop seeder; an air-seeder with shallow incorporation. (Sept. 14, Prairie City, Iowa)
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- Attendees dig into lunch after learning about the research trials on Cannon Family Farm. Will is conducting trials on soil-water availability in cover vs. no-cover plots, and soybean spacing when planting green. (Sept. 14, Prairie City, Iowa)
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- Nathan Anderson (right) discusses using precision data to strategically incorporate perennials like alfalfa into row crop areas. (Aug. 27, Cherokee, Iowa; in partnership with Pheasants Forever)
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- Sunset over the Sunflower Experience after Pheasant Run Farm’s field day exploring the farm’s path back to business after the 2020 derecho. In 2020, the Sunflower Experience was flattened, along with the farm’s other crops, buildings and greenhouses. (Sept. 18, Van Horne, Iowa)
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- Marie Andre (right) and Kiterette Bugenie discuss vegetable crop production during Marie’s portion of the field day at Global Greens Farm. (Sept. 25, Des Moines, Iowa)
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- The livestock guardian dogs trot down the hill to get a closer look at the attendees during JR Jenkins’ field day. (Oct. 5, Wilton, Iowa)
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- Tim Swinton shares his experience with newly established tree care in a field being converted from row crop to silvopasture. (Oct. 8, Clemons, Iowa; in partnership with Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (SILT))
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- Susan Differding (orange T-shirt) leads the field day along a recently established row of high-density apple trees at Timeless Prairie Orchard. (Aug. 17, Winthrop, Iowa)
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- Marquis Anderson, Elizabeth Buls, DaQuan Campbell and Ellasa Horton pose for a family photo after We Arose Co-op’s field day. (Aug. 17, Waterloo, Iowa)
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- Scott Koether (second from left) checks the progress of his organic corn crop with a few attendees. (Aug. 20, McGregor, Iowa; in partnership with Farming for Public Health)
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- Mark Schleisman set out a variety of cover crop seeds for attendees to take a closer look. (Aug. 23, Lake City, Iowa)
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- All aboard! PFI staff and attendees roll home from Northfield, Minnesota, after a bus trip to learn about Tree-Range poultry. (Aug. 27)
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- Tim Dotterer shows components of the drone he uses for seeding cover crops. (Sept. 9, Bloomfield, Iowa)
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- Field day host Eric Jensen shares a laugh with Alisha Sedlmayr and Jacob Hawes. (Aug. 9, Tripoli, Iowa)
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- Field day attendees converse as they walk to the next stop on the agenda at Yellow Table Farm. (Aug. 9, Tripoli, Iowa)
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- The kittens feign disinterest, but listen carefully to learn about the silvopasture plans at Yellow Table Farm (Aug. 9, Tripoli, Iowa)
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- The camera gets a closer view of teff at Justin and Ellen Rahn’s field day. (Aug. 4, Mount Carrol, Illinois)
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- Nicole Jonas and Ajay Nair answer questions about harvest timing for different varieties of specialty melons at Red Granite Farm. (Aug. 4, Boone, Iowa)
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- Tim Swinton’s goats show off their version of a concrete jungle gym. (Oct. 8, Clemons, Iowa; in partnership with SILT)
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- Jenna and Adam Cook share their experience building productive beds at Clovergold Flower Farm. (Aug. 9, Newell, Iowa)
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- Scott Koether (second from left) checks the progress of his organic corn crop with a few attendees. (Aug. 20, McGregor, Iowa; in partnership with Farming for Public Health)
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- Doug Adams (left) and Robert Harvey (center) chat with a passerby while volunteering to talk cover crops during the Farm Progress Show. (Aug. 30, Boone, Iowa)
