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Members in the News is a section featured in our weekly e-mail newsletter, Practical News. In this section, we showcase members who have been featured in articles, podcasts, videos and more.

Practical News IssueMember(s)Article Title
January 10, 2020Patti NaylorThe inconvenient truth about industrial agriculture
January 10, 2020Molly SchinterDouble Up Food Bucks sees 700% growth in 2019
January 3, 2020Michael Vittetoe, Loran Steinlage, Mike Jackson, Jack Boyer, Jon Bakehouse‘Skip Zones’ May Help Quell Fears About Corn After Cereal Rye
January 3, 2020Mike JacksonJackson one of 'America's Best Young Farmers'
January 3, 2020Jack BoyerCity Partners with Farmers for Water Quality
December 20, 2019Matt RussellStanding with Farmers to Fix Climate
December 13, 2019Maggie McQuown and Steve TurmanThe Minimalists: One Iowa Couple Builds the Farmhouse of the Future
December 13, 2019Matt RussellHow a closed-door meeting shows farmers are waking up on climate change
December 13, 2019Lee TesdellCover Crops, Century Farms and The Professor - Lee Tesdell
December 13, 2019Mike and Mark JacksonSeeing the soil come to life
December 13, 2019Dennis Carney
Carney: Iowa is leaking nutrients better left in its soil
December 6, 2019Matt Russell, Emily HeatonInside the growing shift toward eco-friendly and sustainable farming
December 6, 2019Gary GuthrieHow conventional soy farming starves honey bees
December 6, 2019Denise O'BrienDenise O'Brien Interview
December 6, 2019Ken SutterYou could argue that soil is more valuable than gold
November 22, 2019Matt McAndrewWater quality: A delicate balance
November 22, 2019Amber Mohr, Mark Peterson, Daniel Rosmann, Fred Abels, Denise O'Brien, Ron RosmannMeet the Farmers Putting Politics Aside to Address Climate Change
November 22, 2019Mark YoderGraze year-round with annual forages
November 22, 2019Kirk Den HerderInterseeding covers into corn
November 22, 2019Aaron AlonsSanborn family raises grass-fed beef cows
November 22, 2019Patti NaylorNaylor to speak at UN committee meeting on food security
November 22, 2019George NaylorOld New Deal shows path to Green New Deal
November 22, 2019Jack BoyerNew Iowa crop insurance discount for cover crops
November 15, 2019Giselle Bruskewitz, Emma and Marcus JohnsonGroup connects eastern Iowa farmers with buyers
November 8, 2019Dave and Susie DifferdingEven In Iowa, Apple Farmers Feel Trickle Down Impact of Tariffs
November 8, 2019Jenny QuinerExploring Urban Farming
November 8, 2019Paul Mugge, Sally WorleyLeopold Center selects farmer researcher Paul Mugge for Spencer Award
November 1, 2019Kate Edwards, Greg PadgetNavigators can help farmers steer their ships
November 1, 2019Bob Recker, Jack Boyer, Loran SteinlageCorn Maverick: Cracking the Mystery of 60-Inch Rows
November 1, 2019Steve BergerCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences Alumni and Friends Honored
November 1, 2019Grains Millers, Matt Liebman, A.J. and Kellie Blair, Alisha Bower, Jordan EllisFarm-to-food collaboration aims to boost regenerative oat production in the U.S.
November 1, 2019Den and Dale DwireCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences Alumni and Friends Honored
October 25, 2019Center for Rural AffairsUSDA to issue $16.2M to veteran and underserved farmers, ranchers
October 25, 2019Matt RussellTo achieve peace through agriculture, empower farmers to address climate change
October 25, 2019Suzan Erem, George OamekReduce the power of farm debt to expand producers' options
October 25, 2019Ann Franzenburg, Wendy JohnsonPerdue's USDA should support resilient farming systems
October 25, 2019Center for Rural Affairs, Greg PadgetFinal Awards Supporting Farmers of Color and Veterans Announced
October 18, 2019Lisa Schulte MooreA Better Way to Decrease Disastrous Flooding on the Mississippi River
October 18, 2019Mike Hellend, Lee Tesdell, Sarah Carlson, Matt Liebman, Sam BennettCan sustainable farming save Iowa’s precious soil and water?
October 18, 2019Jorgen Rose, Gary Guthrie, Marshall McDaniel, Larry Stone, Lee TesdellPlanting Native Prairie Could Be a Secret Weapon for Farmers
October 18, 2019Patti NaylorReform failing agribusiness model through agroecology
October 18, 2019Lisa Schulte MooreIowa’s farmers – and American eaters – need a national discussion on transforming US agriculture
October 4, 2019Adam Ledvina
Practical Farmers of Iowa field day: Grinning goats and unicorns
October 4, 2019Hannah BernhardtWomen farmers are a growing population
September 27, 2019Ben and Susan AlbrightFarming smarter - Top 8 tips from a National Outstanding Young Farmer
September 27, 2019Jenny Quiner, Jill Duncan and Greg PadgetProgram pairs experienced Iowa farmers with trainees
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PFI in the News

PFI in the news is another section of Practical News where we provide links of instances where Practical Farmers of Iowa as an organization or one of our staff members is featured in an article, podcast, video and more.

Practical News IssueArticle Title
December 13, 2019Winter Grazing Benefits Land, Farmers
December 13, 2019Grinnell native Kolbe is honored by ISU Extension and Outreach
December 6, 2019Cover crop promotion goes beyond soil health benefits
December 6, 2019Cover crop promotion goes beyond soil health benefits
November 22, 2019Results from practices at York’s wellfield area to be discussed
November 22, 2019Plant cover crops, get crop insurance discount
November 22, 2019Re-setting the mind-set on cover crops
November 1, 2019Field to Market: Providing Farmers with Economic Security
October 25, 2019Diversifying Crops Is Good For The Planet. But Can It Be Good For Farmers' Wallets?

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