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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.

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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Oct 17, 2024
Exploring Opportunities for Marketing Wheat Straw
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Sep 17, 2024
Crop Rotation Analyzer Case Study: Hybrid Rye Pencils Out
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Sep 11, 2024
Don’t Forget About Phosphorus and Potassium
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Aug 1, 2024
Topeka Shiners Thriving in Restored Oxbow Habitats
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Jul 25, 2024
Refining Roll-Crimping Practices: A Summary of Seven Years of PFI Cooperator Research
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Jun 19, 2024
Mounting Insurance Challenges Face Specialty Crop Farmers in Iowa
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