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Practical Farmers’ blog is a place where staff share news, updates, photos, reflections and other musings on our work and members in a more informal setting.

May 21, 2025
When Conditions Are Right: Exploring Prevention and Management of Fusarium Head Blight in Oats 
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Apr 22, 2025
Preparing for the Growing Season on Rented Land – Spanish Field Day
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Apr 13, 2025
Equipment for Planting Cover Crops and Frost Seeding
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Mar 17, 2025
Vertical Integration for Future Growth of a Malting Operation
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Feb 27, 2025
How Precision Conservation Transformed a Farm’s Marginal Land into Valuable Habitat
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Jan 29, 2025
Finding Your Small-Grain Market Through Relationship Building
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Jan 22, 2025
Making a Home for Pollinators on an Urban Flower Farm: How Engelbrecht Farm is Supporting Native Insects and Farm Sustainability
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Jan 14, 2025
Small Grains News 2024: A Year in Review
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Dec 19, 2024
Practical Cover Cropper: A Year in Review 2024
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Nov 26, 2024
Seed Cover Crops While You Combine: Four Steps To Build Your Own Air-Seeding Combine
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Nov 21, 2024
Unlocking the Potential of the Soil: Boosting Forage Nutrition With Extended Rotations
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Nov 13, 2024
Make Way for Pheasants: Assessing Habitat Potential on Marginal Acres
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