Why Sponsor?

Farmer-led field days are the foundation for how Practical Farmers of Iowa fulfills its mission of equipping farmers to build resilient farms and communities. Your sponsorship support is critical for us to continue providing free, high-quality farmer-led learning events.

At PFI, we take pride in our “big tent” that includes farmers with operations of all sizes and production practices. Our farmer-led field day lineup reflects this diversity, with events focused on conventional and organic field crops, cover crops and small grains, livestock of differing scale and species, vegetable production, orcharding, agroforestry, cut flowers, and more.

In addition to the more than 60 on-farm field days lined up for 2026, PFI is hosting the Midwest Meat Summit on June 17-18. See sponsorship information for the summit.

We are confident our field days and extensive outreach efforts around them will provide ample exposure for sponsoring organizations. If you have any questions about supporting PFI’s field day season through sponsorships, please contact Steve Carlson. 

Sponsorship Registration Dates

  • Registration Opens: April 2
    • PFI staff will have a complete lineup of field days to share with potential sponsors. The complete list is also on the sponsor registration form. If you have not received this list via email, please contact Emma Liddle.
  • Registration Closes: April 30
    • Sponsors who wish to be acknowledged in the printed field day guide must submit their sponsor registration form by this date in order for PFI to finalize the guide and send it to print. We will take sponsor registrations after this date but are unable to provide discounts for missing the printed field day guide.
Become A Sponsor

Sponsorship Packages

Level A Sponsor — $1,750

Acknowledgement includes:

  • Your logo prominently placed in the centerfold of the 7,000 copies of our printed field day guide
  • Your logo, linked to your website, on our field day webpage and sponsor opportunities webpage
  • Your logo on a sponsor display at each field day
  • Recognition in the field day news release

Level B Sponsor — $1,000

Acknowledgement includes:

  • Your logo inside the back cover of the 7,000 copies of our printed field day guide
  • Your organization listed on our field day webpage and linked to your website
  • Your organization listed on a sponsor display at each field day

Exhibitor — $300

Support an individual field day of your choice.

Acknowledgement includes:

  • Your organization listed on that event page in the 7,000 copies of our printed field day guide
  • Your organization listed on the webpage for that specific event 
  • Recognition in the news release and promotional flyers for that specific event
  • The opportunity to set up a display at the sponsored field day; display must fit in a 10 ft x 10 ft space 

Level A+ or B+

For the Level A and Level B sponsors, add an exhibitor field day sponsorship for an additional $250 each ($50 discount per event). You will be listed as a sponsor for that event and have the option to set up a display at the field day, increasing your exposure to a targeted audience.

Become a Sponsor

Notes for Sponsors

  • Sponsors at any level are encouraged to attend any field day.
  • If you would like to be recognized as a sponsor at a field day, you must be present and you must notify PFI staff two weeks in advance.
  • Only Exhibitor-level sponsors have the opportunity to set up a display. You need to provide your own table.
  • If you are unable to attend, Practical Farmers cannot display your materials for you.

Sponsors will not be given the opportunity to speak, unless contacted by the host and written into the agenda during the field day planning process.