2020 Annual Conference

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Year	Session	Presenter	Title	Type	Download
2021	Assess and Plan for Success: Uplifting Farm and Food Enterprises / Evaluar y Planificar Para el Éxito: Mejorar las Empresas Agrícolas y Alimentarias	Victor Oyervides, Berenice and Daisy Valderrabano	Assess and Plan for Success: Uplifting Farm and Food Enterprises / Evaluar y Planificar Para el Éxito: Mejorar las Empresas Agrícolas y Alimentarias	Slides	PDF
2021	Carbon Markets: Exploring the Realities and Asking the Right Questions	Cristel Zoebisch and Michelle Wander	Carbon Markets: Exploring the Realities and Asking the Right Questions	Slides	PDF
2021	Community-Engaged Seed Keeping of the African Diaspora	Ty Holmberg	Community-Engaged Seed Keeping of the African Diaspora	Slides	PDF
2021	Conceptualizing Large-Scale Livestock and Perennial Plant Integration	Adam Janke and Omar de Kok-Mercado	Conceptualizing Large-Scale Livestock and Perennial Plant Integration	Slides	PDF
2021	Conservation & Collaboration	Chris Henning, Carole Reichardt, Clark Porter, Maggie McQuown, and Lee Tesdell	Conservation & Collaboration	Slides	PDF
2021	Two for One: Cover Crop Seeding Equipment to Save Passes	Ray McCormick, Ryan Corrie, and Max Pitt	Two for One: Cover Crop Seeding Equipment to Save Passes	Slides	PDF
2021	Developing a Pasture-Raised, Iowa-Based Meat Company	Caleb Baker, Wendy Johnson, Nick Wallace and Matt LeRoux	Developing a Pasture-Raised, Iowa-Based Meat Company	Slides	PDF PDF PDF PDF
2021	Diversifying Farms With Integrated Agroforestry	Jonathan Hendricks, Jacob Marty and Jacob Grace	Diversifying Farms With Integrated Agroforestry	Slides	PDF PDF PDF
2021	Facilitating Farm Transition With the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust	Adrian White, Will Lorentzen, Lyle Luzum and Joseph Klingelhutz	Facilitating Farm Transition With the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust	Slides	PDF
2021	A Fresh Vision for Ecker's Apple Farm	Jess Ecker and Sarah Ecker-Foster	A Fresh Vision for Ecker's Apple Farm	Slides	PDF
2021	Getting Creative in Order to Integrate Crops and Cattle	Bronson Allred and Zak Kennedy	Getting Creative in Order to Integrate Crops and Cattle	Slides	PDF
2021	Growing the Next Generation of Farmers Through Grazing Cover Crops	Robert Jewell	Growing the Next Generation of Farmers Through Grazing Cover Crops	Slides	PDF
2021	Increase Income through Diversification	Lisa Kivirist	Increase Income through Diversification	Slides	PDF
2021	Insuring Specialty Crop Production	Ann Franzenburg and Emma Johnson	Insuring Specialty Crop Production	Slides	PDF
2021	Interseeding Covers: Weed Management Considerations in Narrow- and Wide-Row Corn	John Wallace	Interseeding Covers: Weed Management Considerations in Narrow- and Wide-Row Corn	Slides	PDF
2021	Iowa's Diverse Farming History - Sac and Fox Tribe	Johnathan Buffalo	Iowa's Diverse Farming History - Sac and Fox Tribe	Slides	PDF
2021	Land Ownership Legal Structures	Kitt Tovar	Land Ownership Legal Structures	Slides	PDF
2021	What is popcorn?	Jim Fitkin	What is popcorn?	Slides	PDF
2021	Nitrogen Management With Cover Crops	Eileen Kladivko	Nitrogen Management With Cover Crops	Slides	PDF
2021	Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments: Agronomics and Environmental Impacts	Matt O'Neal and Dick Sloan	Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments: Agronomics and Environmental Impacts	Slides	PDF PDF
2021	Choosing the Right Oat Varieties – Breeding to Buying	Melanie Caffe, Mac Ehrhardt and Chad Ingels	Choosing the Right Oat Varieties – Breeding to Buying	Slides	PDF (Caffe) PDF (Ehrhardt) PDF (Ingels)
2021	Using Precision Ag to Find Opportunities for Wildlife Habitat	Joshua Divan	Using Precision Ag to Find Opportunities for Wildlife Habitat	Slides	PDF
2021	REKO Rings: A Direct-Market Model from Scandinavia	Rebekka Bond	REKO Rings: A Direct-Market Model from Scandinavia	Slides	PDF
2021	Relay-cropping Rye and Soybeans	Alec Amundson and Michael Vittetoe	Relay-cropping Rye and Soybeans	Slides	PDF PDF
2021	Rethinking Farmland Leasing: Payment Structures and Conservation Provisions	Mike Downey	Rethinking Farmland Leasing: Payment Structures and Conservation Provisions	Slides	PDF
2021	Start Shepherding from Scratch	Hannah Bernhardt	Start Shepherding from Scratch	Slides	PDF
2021	Stock Cropping: Raising Crops and Livestock Simultaneously in the Same Field	Zack Smith	Stock Cropping: Raising Crops and Livestock Simultaneously in the Same Field	Slides	PDF
2021	Tools for Accessing Land	Celize Christy and Michael Parker	Tools for Accessing Land	Slides	PDF PDF
2021	Annual Business Meeting	Sally Worley	Annual Business Meeting	Slides	PDF
2020	Broccoli Production	Abby Benson	Broccoli Production	Slides	PDF 36 MB
2020	Broccoli Production	Ajay Nair	Broccoli Production	Slides	PDF 41 MB
2020	Mission-Driven Meat	Jennifer Curtis	Mission-Driven Meat	Slides	PDF 20 MB
2020	Integrating Poultry Into Perennial Systems	Wilber De La Rosa	Integrating Poultry Into Perennial Systems	Slides	PDF 31 MB
2020	Growing Crops 365 Days a Year	Loran Steinlage	Growing Crops 365 Days a Year	Slides	Part 1 PDF 38 MB Part 2 PDF 54 MB
2020	Farming in a Collaborative System	Faith Gilbert & Hannah Breckbill	Farming in a Collaborative System	Slides	PDF 5 MB
2020	Financial Management 101 & 102	Faith Gilbert	Financial Management 101 & 102	Slides	PDF 3 MB
2020	Synergizing Cover Crops and Herbicide Use	Meaghan Anderson	Synergizing Cover Crops and Herbicide Use	Slides	PDF 6 MB
2020	Read the Weed	Nicole Masters	Read the Weed	Slides	PDF 3 MB
2020	Retrofitting Old Equipment With New Tech on a Budget	Jaron Wilson	Retrofitting Old Equipment With New Tech on a Budget	Slides	PDF 54 MB
2020	Collaborative Farming Roundtable	Hannah Breckbill & Faith Gilbert	Collaborative Farming Roundtable	Slides	PDF 6 MB
2020	Farming in a Changing Climate	Dennis Todey & Ron Rosmann	Farming in a Changing Climate	Slides	PDF 38 MB
2020	Honeyberry (Haskap) Establishment and Production	Bernis and Jim Ingvaldson	Honeyberry (Haskap) Establishment and Production	Slides	PDF 7 MB
2020	Triaging Tomato Issues: Disease, Nutrients and Chemical Damage	Ajay Nair	Triaging Tomato Issues: Disease, Nutrients and Chemical Damage	Slides	PDF 54 MB
2020	Practices for Selecting and Breeding Regionally Adapted Vegetable Seed	Erica Kempter	Practices for Selecting and Breeding Regionally Adapted Vegetable Seed	Slides	PDF 32 MB
2020	The How and Why of On-Farm Pollinator Habitat	Mark Quee & Sarah Foltz Jordan	The How and Why of On-Farm Pollinator Habitat	Slides	PDF 42 MB
2020	Mechanical Weed Control and Weed Ecology in Vegetable Production	Sam Hitchcock Tilton	Mechanical Weed Control and Weed Ecology in Vegetable Production	Slides	PDF 29 MB
2020	The Right Mindset for Long-Term Success in Organic Row Crops	Jack Geiger	The Right Mindset for Long-Term Success in Organic Row Crops	Slides	PDF 2 MB
2020	Lessons in Summer Lettuce Production	Jill Beebout	Lessons in Summer Lettuce Production	Slides	PDF 3 MB
2020	Lessons in Summer Lettuce Production	Jordan Scheibel	Lessons in Summer Lettuce Production	Slides	PDF 14 MB
2020	Transitioning to Organic with Pastured Pigs and Poultry	Kate Mendenhall	Transitioning to Organic with Pastured Pigs and Poultry	Slides	PDF 32 MB
2020	Unsung Heroes: Meet the Beneficial Insects Doing Good Work on Your Farm.	Jennifer Hopwood & Sarah Nizzi	Unsung Heroes: Meet the Beneficial Insects Doing Good Work on Your Farm.	Slides	PDF 12 MB
2020	Wildlife and Habitat at Bobolink Prairie Farms	Adam Janke & Nathan Anderson	Wildlife and Habitat at Bobolink Prairie Farms	Slides	PDF 10 MB
2020	Updates from the STRIPS Project	Omar de Kok-Mercado	Updates from the STRIPS Project	Slides	PDF 38MB
2020	Updates from the STRIPS Project	Alan Lange	Updates from the STRIPS Project	Slides	PDF 4 MB
2020	Retrofitting Old Equipment With New Tech on a Budget	Jim Poyzer	Retrofitting Old Equipment With New Tech on a Budget	Slides	PDF 11 MB
2020	Cover Crop Collaboration: Adding the Neighbor's Livestock	Pete Marshall & Mark Peterson	Cover Crop Collaboration: Adding the Neighbor's Livestock	Slides	PDF 28 MB
2020	Whole-Farm Planning for Landowners	Ron Doetch & Carole Reichardt	Whole-Farm Planning for Landowners	Slides	PDF 574 KB
2020	Resources for Beginning Farmers	Greg Padget	Resources for Beginning Farmers	Slides	PDF 1 MB
2020	Interseeding Alfalfa or Red Clover Into Corn as Dual-Purpose Cover and Forage Crops	John Grabber	Interseeding Alfalfa or Red Clover Into Corn as Dual-Purpose Cover and Forage Crops	Slides	PDF 10 MB
2020	Planting Corn in 60-Inch Row-Widths for Interseeding Cover Crops	Stefan Gailans & Nathan Anderson	Planting Corn in 60-Inch Row-Widths for Interseeding Cover Crops	Slides	PDF 13 MB
2020	Industrial Hemp: Rules, Regulations and Agronomics	Bryan Parr	Industrial Hemp: Rules, Regulations and Agronomics	Slides	PDF 22 MB
2020	Lessons From Denmark: Substituting Clover for Soybeans in Pig Rations	Jude Becker	Lessons From Denmark: Substituting Clover for Soybeans in Pig Rations	Slides	PDF 8 MB
2020	Reducing Yield Variability Through Soil Health	Wayne Fredericks & Jerry Hatfield	Reducing Yield Variability Through Soil Health	Slides	PDF 20 MB
2020	Building a Custom Grazing Business	Adam Ledvina	Building a Custom Grazing Business	Slides	PDF 6 MB
2020	Working With Tenants to Achieve Landowner Goals	Carole Reichardt & Mollie Aronowitz	Working With Tenants to Achieve Landowner Goals	Slides	PDF 10 MB
2020	Growing and Selling Shiitake Mushrooms	Mike Levine	Growing and Selling Shiitake Mushrooms	Slides	PDF 15 MB
2020	Bottom-Line Benefits of Building Resilience	Nicole Masters	Bottom-Line Benefits of Building Resilience.	Slides	PDF 38 MB
2020	Meat Marketing Roundtable With Nick Wallace	Nick Wallace	Meat Marketing Roundtable With Nick Wallace	Slides	PDF 1 MB
2020	Working Lands Conservation for Wildlife and Water Quality	Phil Kooima & Troy Davelaar	Working Lands Conservation for Wildlife and Water Quality	Slides	PDF 5 MB
2020	Working Lands Conservation for Wildlife and Water Quality	Mike Sudbrock	Working Lands Conservation for Wildlife and Water Quality	Slides	PDF 13 MB
2020	On-Farm Cover Crops Research in Practice	Jon Bakehouse & Sam Bennett	On-Farm Cover Crops Research in Practice	Slides	PDF 1 MB
2020	Panel: Growing and Marketing Non-GMO Grain	Brent Larson, Noah Wendt & Jim Copher	Panel: Growing and Marketing Non-GMO Grain	Slides	PDF 22 MB
2020	Packhouses: Planning and Building for the Long-Term	Erik Sessions	Packhouses: Planning and Building for the Long-Term	Slides	PDF 14 MB
2020	Taking a Flower Farm to the Next Level	Jennifer and Adam O'Neal	Taking a Flower Farm to the Next Level	Slides	PDF 3 MB
2020	Panel: Innovative Ways to Establish Cover Crops	David Pieper, Erich Wickman & Kellie Blair	Panel: Innovative Ways to Establish Cover Crops	Slides	PDF 56 MB
2020	Managing Employees With a Busy Family	Nicole Jonas	Managing Employees With a Busy Family	Slides	PDF 16 MB
2020	Panel: Outfitting Equipment for Planting Into Cover Crops	Michael Vittetoe	Panel: Outfitting Equipment for Planting Into Cover Crops	Slides	PDF 17 MB
2020	Panel: Outfitting Equipment for Planting Into Cover Crops	Mike Van Zee	Panel: Outfitting Equipment for Planting Into Cover Crops	Slides	PDF 7 MB
2020	Panel: Outfitting Equipment for Planting Into Cover Crops	Craig Fleishman	Panel: Outfitting Equipment for Planting Into Cover Crops	Slides	PDF 32 MB
2020	Mechanical Weed Control and Weed Ecology	Sam Hitchcock Tilton	Mechanical Weed Control and Weed Ecology	Slides	PDF 26 MB
2020	Flame Weeding	Stevan Knezevic	Flame Weeding	Slides	PDF 37 MB
2020	Electric Weeding	Tony Kroeger & Derek Shrock	Electric Weeding	Slides	PDF 17 MB
2020	Diversified Weed Control	Jack Geiger	Diversified Weed Control	Slides	PDF 7 MB
2020	Equipment for Different Situations	Jaron Wilson, Dean Schultes & Eric Madsen	Equipment for Different Situations	Slides	PDF 45 MB
2020	The Butcher's Perspective	Ty Gustafson	The Butcher's Perspective	Slides	PDF 954 KB
2020	Diversifying With Chestnuts and Asian Pears	Tom Wahl	Diversifying With Chestnuts and Asian Pears	Slides	PDF 9 MB
2020	Managing Diversity	Jimmy Thelen	Managing Diversity	Slides	PDF 12 MB
2020	Packhouse Tours	Jimmy Thelen	Packhouse Tours	Slides	PDF 4 MB
2020	Packhouse Tours	Maury Wills	Packhouse Tours	Slides	PDF 33 MB
2020	Packhouse Tours	Emma and Marcus Johnson	Packhouse Tours	Slides	PDF 6 MB
2019	Panel: Planting Corn Following a Cover Crop	Brent Larson	Panel: Planting Corn Following a Cover Crop	Slides	PDF 34MB
2019	Economics of Organic Diarying	Erin and Torray Wilson	Economics of Organic Diarying	Slides	PDF 33 MB
2019	Installing Prairie Habitat Starting With Seedlings	Jon Judson, Sarah Foltz Jordan	Installing Prairie Habitat Starting With Seedlings	Slides	PDF 31 MB
2019	Fall Cover Crop Seeding Methods	Adam Nechanicky	Fall Cover Crop Seeding Methods	Slides	PDF 28 MB
2019	Grazing Cover Crops for Profit	Meghan Filbert	Grazing Cover Crops for Profit	Slides	PDF 28 MB
2019	Identifying Disease in Vegetable Crops	Dr. Ajay Nair	Identifying Disease in Vegetable Crops	Slides	PDF 27 MB
2019	Adding Value to Your Farm	Tom Ruggieri & Rebecca Graff	Adding Value to Your Farm	Slides	PDF 26 MB
2019	Lessons Learned Over 30 Years at the Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial	Dr. Randy Jackson	Lessons Learned Over 30 Years at the Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial	Slides	PDF 23 MB
2019	Vegetable Seed Saving as a Business Enterprise	Nathan Corymb	Vegetable Seed Saving as a Business Enterprise	Slides	PDF 22 MB
2019	The Beginnings of a Farm Transition	Paul Bickford, John & Halee Wepking	The Beginnings of a Farm Transition	Slides	PDF 20 MB
2019	Landowners: Prioritizing Conservation on Rented Ground	Ruth Rabinowitz	Landowners: Prioritizing Conservation on Rented Ground	Slides	PDF 20 MB
2019	Cultivating the Landscape With Biodynamics	Nathan Corymb	Cultivating the Landscape With Biodynamics	Slides	PDF 14 MB
2019	Starting a Cover Crop Seed Business	Dean Sponheim	Starting a Cover Crop Seed Business	Slides	PDF 12 MB
2019	Why IPM Matters Finding a Balance Between Neonicotinoid Use and Beneficial Insects in Corn and Soybeans	Thelma Heidel-Baker	Why IPM Matters Finding a Balance Between Neonicotinoid Use and Beneficial Insects in Corn and Soybeans	Slides	PDF 11 MB
2019	Managing Farm with Diverse Crops and Markets	Scott Thellman	Managing Farm with Diverse Crops and Markets	Slides	PDF 11 MB
2019	Leaving the Land Better Measuring Your Impact	Dr. Lisa Schulte Moore	Leaving the Land Better Measuring Your Impact	Slides	PDF 9 MB
2019	Building a Meat Cooperative From the Ground Up	Cody Hopkins	Building a Meat Cooperative From the Ground Up	Slides	PDF 8 MB
2019	Cultivating Community	Chris Deal	Cultivating Community	Slides	PDF 6 MB
2019	Enterprise Budgets for Vegetable Production	Emily Fagan	Enterprise Budgets for Vegetable Production	Slides	PDF 6MB
2019	We All Live in a Watershed	Kayla Bergman	We All Live in a Watershed	Slides	PDF 4 MB
2019	Starting a Cover Crop Seed Business	Mac Ehrhardt	Starting a Cover Crop Seed Business	Slides	PDF 3 MB
2019	Cultivating Community	Amber Mohr	Cultivating Community	Slides	PDF 3 MB
2019	What is Relay Intercropping and How Does It Pay	Jason Mauck	What is Relay Intercropping and How Does It Pay	Slides	PDF 3 MB
2019	We All Live in a Watershed	Jim Erb	We All Live in a Watershed	Slides	PDF 3 MB
2019	Economics of Organic Dairying	Dr. Larry Tranel	Economics of Organic Dairying	Slides	PDF 2 MB
2019	Cauliflower Production	T.D. Holub	Cauliflower Production	Slides	PDF 2MB
2019	Leaving the Land Better Measuring Your Impact	Lee Tesdell	Leaving the Land Better Measuring Your Impact	Slides	PDF 2 MB
2019	Profitable Meat Marketing Part 1	Matt Leroux	Profitable Meat Marketing Part 1	Slides	PDF 2 MB
2019	Panel: Planting Corn and Soybeans Following a Cover Crop	Trent Sanderson	Panel: Planting Corn and Soybeans Following a Cover Crop	Slides	PDF 2 MB
2019	Profitable Meat Marketing Part 2	Matt Leroux	Profitable Meat Marketing Part 2	Slides	PDF 1 MB
2019	Using Finances to Make Farming Decisions	Laura Frerichs	Using Finances to Make Farming Decisions	Handout	PDF 656 KB
2019	Profitable Meat Marketing Part 2	Matt Leroux	Profitable Meat Marketing Part 2	Handout	PDF 319 KB
2019	Managing Seasonal Employees on a Vegetable Farm	Laura Frerichs	Managing Seasonal Employees on a Vegetable Farm	Handout	PDF 317 KB
2019	Starting a Cover Crop Seed Business	Dean Sponheim & Mac Ehrhardt	Starting a Cover Crop Seed Business	Handout	PDF 277 KB
2019	Q&A With Michael Phillips	Michael Phillips	Q&A With Michael Phillips	Handout	PDF 237 KB
2019	Conduct and Neighborliness in Markets and Product Innovation	Jan Libbey	Conduct and Neighborliness in Markets and Product Innovation	Slides	PDF 187 KB
2019	Enterprise Budgets for Vegetable Production	Emily Fagan	Enterprise Budgets for Vegetable Production	Handout	PDF 71 KB
2019	Cultivating Civility	Jeff Kluever	Cultivating Civility	Handout	PDF 70 KB
2019	Orchard Design	Mike Malik	Orchard Design	Handout	PDF 110 KB
2019	Orchard Design	Mike Malik	Orchard Design	Slides	PDF 15 MB
2019	Orchard Design	Mike Malik	Orchard Design	Handout	PDF 116 KB
2019	Orchard Design	Steve Louis	Orchard Design	Slides	PDF 14 MB
2019	Hard Cider Production and Management	Paul Rasch	Hard Cider Production and Management	Slides	PDF 2 MB
2019	Hard Cider Production and Management	Benji Deal	Hard Cider Production and Management	Slides	PDF 8 MB
2019	Hard Cider Production and Management	Benji Deal	Hard Cider Production and Management	Handout	PDF 160 KB
2019	Hard Cider Production and Management	Deirdre Birmingham	Hard Cider Production and Management	Slides	PDF 9 MB
2019	Packhouse Design	Steve Louis	Packhouse Design	Slides	PDF 6 MB
2019	Understory Management	Steve Louis	Understory Management	Handout	PDF 181 KB
2019	Understory Management	Steve Louis	Understory Management	Slides	PDF 2 MB
2019	Understory Management	Michael Phillips	Understory Management	Slides	PDF 18 MB
2019	Spray Program	Paul Rasch	Spray Program	Slides	PDF 1 MB
2019	Keynote: Soil Redemption Song	Michael Phillips	Keynote: Soil Redemption Song	Slides	PDF 14 MB
2019	Animal Welfare and Grazing Management in Silvopasture	Diane Mayerfield	Animal Welfare and Grazing Management in Silvopasture	Slides	PDF 15 MB
2019	Landowners: Prioritizing Conservation on Rented Ground	Maggie McQuown	Landowners: Prioritizing Conservation on Rented Ground	Slides	PDF 39 MB
2019	Managing Weed Control in an Organic Crop Rotation	Megan Wallendal	Managing Weed Control in an Organic Crop Rotation	Slides	PDF 63 MB
2019	Using Science and On Farm Research to Investigate Cover Crops in Iowa	Dr. Stefan Gailans	Using Science and On Farm Research to Investigate Cover Crops in Iowa	Slides	PDF 27 MB
2019	Organic Equipment and Weed Control for Beginners	Scott Ausborn	Organic Equipment and Weed Control for Beginners	Slides	PDF 13 MB
2019	Organic Equipment and Weed Control for Beginners	Eric Madsen	Organic Equipment and Weed Control for Beginners	Slides	PDF 9 MB
2019	Updates From PFI's Horticulture Program	Liz Kolbe	Updates From PFI's Horticulture Program	Slides	PDF 23 MB
2019	Weed Management and Machinery for Vegetable Production	Scott Thellman	Weed Management and Machinery for Vegetable Production	Slides	PDF 54 MB
2019	Business and Balance at Miss Effie's Flowers and Garden Stuff	Cathy Lafrenz	Business and Balance at Miss Effie's Flowers and Garden Stuff	Slides	PDF 18 MB
2019	Choosing Your Farm's Legal Structure	Kristine Tidgren	Choosing Your Farm's Legal Structure	Slides	PDF 12 MB
2019	What's the Soil Missing? Integrated Crop Rotation and Livestock	Trent Sanderson	What's the Soil Missing? Integrated Crop Rotation and Livestock	Slides	PDF 14 MB
2019	Packhouse Design	Scott Thellman	Packhouse Design	Slides	PDF 61 MB
2019	Storage Onion Production	Dan Fillius	Storage Onion Production	Slides	PDF 44 MB
2019	Storage Onion Production	Kate Edwards	Storage Onion Production	Slides	PDF 131 KB
2019	Shoot! Making Better Photos for Your Farm	Darcy Maulsby	Shoot! Making Better Photos for Your Farm	Slides	PDF 16 MB
2018	Developing Relationships to Implement Conservation on Rented Cropland	Mike Helland and Lee Tesdell	Developing Relationships to Implement Conservation on Rented Cropland	Slides	PDF 523KB
2018	Soil Health: Continuous Testing, Continual Learning	Mitchell Hora	Soil Health: Continuous Testing, Continual Learning	Slides	PDF 4MB
2018	Pragmatic Approaches to Sustainability and Profitability	Whilden Hughes	Pragmatic Approaches to Sustainability and Profitability	Slides	PDF 5MB
2018	Leave our Legacy	Steve Hamilton	Leave our Legacy	Slides	PDF 1MB
2018	Off-Target Movement: Can Herbicides Be Kept in Place?	Bob Hartzler	Off-Target Movement: Can Herbicides Be Kept in Place?	Slides	PDF 1MB
2018	Leave our Legacy	Steve Hamilton	Leave our Legacy	PDF	PDF 1MB
2018	Short Course section - Alternative Strategies for Building Soil Health & Enhancing Ecosystems	Dr. Cindy Cambardella	Short Course section - Alternative Strategies for Building Soil Health & Enhancing Ecosystems	PDF	PDF 16MB
2018	Innovations in Weed Control	Leonard Mol	Innovations in Weed Control	PDF	PDF 7MB
2018	Doudlah Farms Organics: Why and How We Transitioned to Organic	Mark Doudlah	Doudlah Farms Organics: Why and How We Transitioned to Organic	PDF	PDF 8MB
2018	Pack Shed and Post-Harvest Efficiency	Michael Kilpatrick	Pack Shed and Post-Harvest Efficiency	PDF	PDF 9MB
2018	Indoor Mushroom Production and Marketing	Tyson Allchin	Indoor Mushroom Production and Marketing	PDF	PDF 7MB
2018	Short Course section - How Microbes Influence Plant Growth & Productivity	Dr. Gwyn Beattie	Short Course section - How Microbes Influence Plant Growth & Productivity	PDF	PDF 5MB
2018	Part 1 - Field Preparation, Cultivation and Fertility: In the Field Consultants	Michael Kilpatrick	Field Preparation, Cultivation and Fertility: In the Field Consultants	PDF	PDF 15MB
2018	Part 2 - Field Preparation, Cultivation and Fertility: In the Field Consultants	Michael Kilpatrick	Field Preparation, Cultivation and Fertility: In the Field Consultants	PDF	PDF 5MB
2018	Alternative Models and the Future of CSAs	Jordan Schiebel	Alternative Models and the Future of CSAs	PDF	PDF 1MB
2018	Carbonomics	Keith Berns	Carbonomics	PDF	PDF 7MB
2018	Estate Planning With Farming and Non-Farming Heirs	Bonnie and Vance Haugen, Rachel Dahl	Estate Planning With Farming and Non-Farming Heirs	Slides	PDF 3MB
2018	Learning From On-Farm Research: Horticulture	Carmen Black, Rob Faux, Liz Kolbe	Learning From On-Farm Research: Horticulture	PDF	PDF 935kB
2018	Learning From On-Farm Research: Field Crops	Jack Boyer	Learning From On-Farm Research: Field Crops	PDF	PDF 3MB
2018	Short Course: The Soils of Iowa	Dr. Lee Burras	Short Course: The Soils of Iowa	PDF	PDF 6MB
2018	Business Meeting	Sally Worly and Mark Peterson	Business Meeting	PDF	PDF 8MB
2018	Physical Strengthening, Recovery and Injury Prevention for Vegetable Farmers	Tony Gallo	Physical Strengthening, Recovery and Injury Prevention for Vegetable Farmers	PDF	PDF 1,009KB
2018	Learning From On-Farm Research: Livestock	Bruce Carney	Learning From On-Farm Research: Livestock	PDF	PDF 4MB
2018	Balancing Quality of Life and Direct-Marketing by Crunching Numbers	Tom Cory	Balancing Quality of Life and Direct-Marketing by Crunching Numbers	PDF	PDF 1MB
2018	Estate Planning With Farming and Non-Farming Heirs	Rachel Dahl	Estate Planning With Farming and Non-Farming Heirs	PDF	PDF 196kB
2018	Land Access: Pitfalls and Potential	Kate Edwards and Brett Olson	Land Access: Pitfalls and Potential	PDF	PDF 2MB
2018	Organic No-till: Soil Health and Regeneration vs. Short-Term Returns and Weeds	Jack Erisman	Organic No-till: Soil Health and Regeneration vs. Short-Term Returns and Weeds	PDF	PDF 7MB
2018	Growing Better Brussels Sprouts	Andrew Dunham	Growing Better Brussels Sprouts	PDF	PDF 9MB
2018	Learning From On-Farm Research: Livestock	Meghan Filbert	Learning From On-Farm Research: Livestock	PDF	PDF 11MB
2018	Learning From On-Farm Research: Livestock	Tom Frantzen	Learning From On-Farm Research: Livestock	PDF	PDF 5MB
2018	Soil Health and Grazing – Can They Coexist?	Alan Franzluebbers	Soil Health and Grazing – Can They Coexist?	PDF	PDF 8MB
2018	A Tool for Soil Health Assessment	Alan Franzluebbers	A Tool for Soil Health Assessment	PDF	PDF 5MB
2018	Learning From On-Farm Research: Field Crops	Stefan Gailans	Learning From On-Farm Research: Field Crops	PDF	PDF 6MB
2018	Using the SmartMix Calculator to Develop Good Cover Crop Mixes	Keith Berns	Using the SmartMix Calculator to Develop Good Cover Crop Mixes	PDF	PDF 8MB
2018	The Ecology of Chemical Energy	Mark Bader	The Ecology of Chemical Energy	Video	YouTube 2:53:54
2018	Carbonomics	Ketih Berns	Carbonomics	Video	YouTube 1:27:02
2018	Physical Strengthening, Recovery and Injury Prevention	Tony Gallo	Physical Strengthening, Recovery and Injury Prevention	Video	YouTube 1:10:41
2018	Can Herbicides Be Kept in Place?	Dr. Bob Hartzler	Can Herbicides Be Kept in Place?	Video	YouTube 1:08:24
2018	Soil Health: Continuous Testing, Continual Learning	Mitchell Hora	Soil Health: Continuous Testing, Continual Learning	Video	YouTube 58:01
2018	Growing Better Brussells Sprouts	Dr. Ajay Nair & Andy Dunham	Growing Better Brussells Sprouts	Video	YouTube 1:06:41
2018	Indoor Mushroom Production and Marketing	Tyson Allchin	Indoor Mushroom Production and Marketing	Video	href="https://youtu.be/ITO19J4Z9Yo">YouTube 57:46
2018	Ecology/Management of Iowas Vegetable Insect Pests	Dr. Donald Lewis	Ecology/Management of Iowas Vegetable Insect Pests	Video	YouTube 1:28:12
2018	Winter Vegetable Production	Michael Kilpatrick	Winter Vegetable Production	Video	YouTube 1:07:44
2018	Using Tea Bags to Assess Soil	Dr. Marshall McDaniels	Using Tea Bags to Assess Soil	Video	YouTube 1:09:05
2018	Soil, Sheep Dogs and Social Media	James Rebanks	Soil, Sheep Dogs and Social Media	Video	YouTube 1:06:25
2018	Keynote Address	James Rebanks	The Shepherd's Life	Video	YouTube 1:00:41
2018	GAP, FSMA and Post-Harvest Handling for Food Safety	Michael Kilpatrick	GAP, FSMA and Post-Harvest Handling for Food Safety	Slides	PDF 7MB
2018	Livestock Guard Dogs 101	Angela and Jason Johnson	Livestock Guard Dogs 101	Slides	PDF 2MB
2018	Cover Crops & Crop Rotations in Organic	Mark Doulah	Cover Crops & Crop Rotations in Organic	Video	YouTube 1:12:10
2018	Better Food, Farm and Conservation Policies Through Involvement	Anna Johnson	Better Food, Farm and Conservation Policies Through Involvement	Slides	PDF 178KB
2018	Alternative Models and the Future of CSAs	Laura Krouse	Alternative Models and the Future of CSAs	Slides	PDF 3MB
2018	Alternative Models and the Future of CSAs	Danelle Myer	Alternative Models and the Future of CSAs	Slides	PDF 3MB
2018	Traditional Methods of Accessing Capital	Jenny Quiner	Traditional Methods of Accessing Capital	Slides	PDF 2MB
2018	Separating Science From Pseudoscience	Kathy Voth and Rachel Gilker	Separating Science From Pseudoscience	Slides	PDF 14MB
2018	Expanding Operations to Add Beef Cattle	Matthew and Lori Wiese	Expanding Operations to Add Beef Cattle	Slides	PDF 3MB
2018	How to Talk to Your Family About Succession Planning	Rena Striegal	How to Talk to Your Family About Succession Planning	Slides	PDF 716KB
2018	Risk and Conflict in Family Farm Businesses	Rena Striegal	Risk and Conflict in Family Farm Businesses	Slides	PDF 545KB
2018	Leaving Your Legacy	Ashley Shafer	Leaving Your Legacy	Slides	PDF 281KB
2018	Alternative Models and the Future of CSAs	Erik Sessions	Alternative Models and the Future of CSAs	Slides	PDF 875KB
2018	More Sunlight to Corn = Space for Cover, Companion and Cash Crops	Bob Recker	More Sunlight to Corn = Space for Cover, Companion and Cash Crops	Slides	PDF 7MB
2018	A Shepherd's Life	James Rebanks	A Shepherd's Life	Slides	PDF 10MB
2018	Expanding Operations to Add Beef Cattle	Joe Sellers	Expanding Operations to Add Beef Cattle	Slides	PDF 3MB
2018	Traditional Methods of Accessing Capital	Rory Van Wyk	Traditional Methods of Accessing Capital	Slides	PDF 230KB
2018	Learning From On-Farm Research: Field Crops	Tim Sieren	Learning From On-Farm Research: Field Crops	Slides	PDF 4MB
2018	An Economic Evaluation of Cover Crops in Midwestern Agriculture	Alejandro Plastina	An Economic Evaluation of Cover Crops in Midwestern Agriculture	Slides	PDF 607KB
2018	Making Your Planter Ready for Next Year	Randy Peterson	Making Your Planter Ready for Next Year	Slides	PDF 14MB
2018	Swine Genetics Made Easy	Robert Owen	Swine Genetics Made Easy	Slides	PDF 976KB
2018	Ecology and Management of Iowas Common Vegetable Insect Pests	Donald Lewis	Ecology and Management of Iowas Common Vegetable Insect Pests	Slides	PDF 8MB
2018	Using Tea Bags to Assess Soil: A Low-Cost Approach?	Marshall McDaniel, Teresa Middleton and Stefan Gailans	Using Tea Bags to Assess Soil: A Low-Cost Approach?	Slides	PDF 11MB
2018	Teaching Livestock to Eat Weeds	Kathy Voth and Rachel Gilker	Teaching Livestock to Eat Weeds	Handouts	PDF 419KB
2018	Foraging for Market: Morels and Greens	Sarahg Foltz Jordan	Foraging for Market: Morels and Greens	Slides	PDF 4MB
2018	Landowners: Are Weed-Free Fields the Best Your Farm Can Be?	Mike Helland and Lee Tesdell	Landowners: Are Weed-Free Fields the Best Your Farm Can Be?	Slides	PDF 238KB
2018	Q&A: Hiring Migrant and Seasonal Workers and Year-Round Employees	Melissa Garcia and Amy Beller	Q&A: Hiring Migrant and Seasonal Workers and Year-Round Employees	Slides	PDF 2MB
2017	Forage -Fed Pigs	Steve Deibele	Forage-Fed Pigs	Slides	PDF 7MB
2017	Roller-Crimping Cover Crops	Levi Lyle & Billy Sammons	Roller-Crimping Cover Crops	Slides	PDF 22MB
2017	PFI Business Meeting	Sally Worley	PFI Business Meeting	Video	Youtube 16:09
2017	Grazing Cover Crops	Mark Schleisman	Grazing Cover Crops	Video	Youtube 1:01:43
2017	Feed Formulating Alternatives to Corn and Soy	Jeff Mattocks	Feed Formulating Alternatives to Corn and Soy	Video	Youtube 1:09:00
2017	Feed Formulating Alternatives to Corn and Soy	Jeff Mattocks	Feed Formulating Alternatives to Corn and Soy	Slides	Broiler Feed Trial Alternatives to Corn and Soy
2017	Intercropping for Multiple Goals in a Vegetable System	Rob Faux	Intercropping for Multiple Goals in a Vegetable System	Slides	PDF 6MB
2017	Cover Crops and Conservation on Rented Ground	Chris Henning	Cover Crops and Conservation on Rented Ground	Video	Youtube 1:09:43
2017	Cover Crops 201	Chris Teachout and Loran Steinlage	Cover Crops 201	Video	Youtube 1:09:57
2017	Building Relationships to Access Land	Aaron White, Jim Peterson and Kate Edwards	Building Relationships to Access Land	Video	Youtube 1:00:29
2017	Cut Flowers for the Experienced Grower	Jeanie McKewan	Top 10 Flowers at Brightflower Farm	Handout	533 kB
2017	Cut Flowers for the Experienced Grower	Jeanie McKewan	Top 10 Flowers at Brightflower Farm	Slides	Pdf 10MB
2017	Nut Production and marketing Q & A	Tom Wahl	Nut Growing and Marketing Handout	Slides	PDF 678 kB
2017	The Natural Medicine Chest for Livestock Health and Wellness	Susan Beal	The Natural Medicine Chest for Livestock Health and Wellness	Slides	PDF 4MB
2017	Alternative Berry Short Course	Matt Howieson	Gooseberries	Slides	PDF 1MB
2017	Alternative Berry Short Course	Terry Dunham	Cultivating Elderberry as a Cash Crop	Slides	PDF 3MB
2017	Alternative Berry Short Course	Chris Patton	How to Sell a Growing Elderberry Harvest	Slides	PDF 3MB
2017	Alternative Berry Short Course	Jim Riddle	Currants - Honeyberry -Aronia	Slides	PDF 4MB
2017	Alternative Berry Short Course	Jim Riddle	Blueberries	Slides	PDF 3MB
2017	Alternative Berry Short Coure	Jim Riddle	Elderberry	Slides	PDF 2MB
2017	Alternative Berry Short Course	Matt Howieson	Blueberries	Slides	Slides.ppt 2MB
2017	Cover Crops 101	Chris Teachout & Loran Steinlage	Cover Crops 101	Slides	PDF 18MB
2017	Nonfarmers, Learn How to Become Farmer Advocates	Gail Hickenbottom & Sally Worley	Nonfarmers, Learn How to Become Farmer Advocates	Slides	PDF 951kB
2017	Deep Winter Greenhouse at Lida Farm	Ryan Pesch	Deep Winter Greenhouse at Lida Farm	Slides	PDF 5MB
2017	High Profits with a No-Till Farming System	Patrice Gros	High Profits with a No-Till Farming System	Slides	PDF 3MB
2017	Grazing Cover Crops	Mark Schleisman	Grazing Cover Crops	Slides	PDF 7MB
2017	Business Nuts & Bolts for Transition to Organic Grain Production	Margaret Smith	Marketing Organic Grains	Slides	PDF 8MB
2017	Transition to Organic Crop Production	Matt Miller	Transition to Organic Crop Production	Slides	PDF 4MB
2017	Conserving $$ and Soil	Hanna Poffenbarger	Economic Analysis of Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems in Iowa	Slides	PDF 3MB
2017	Conserving $$ and Soil	Dave Muth	Profitability vs. Environmental Performance--Are They Really Competing	Slides	PDF 6MB
2017	Conserving $$ and Soil	Tom Isenhart	Science of Saturated Buffers and Nitrate Removal Wetlands	Slides	PDF 4MB
2017	Conserving $$ and Soil	Doug Adams & Wade Dooley	Reducing Herbicide with Cover Crops	Slides	PDF 8MB
2017	Conserving $$ and Soil	Chris Gaesser & Dick Sloan	Growing Your Own Cover Crop Seed	Slides	PDF 4MB
2017	Conserving $$ and Soil	Paul Goldsmith	Leveraging Public Funds	Slides	PDF 6MB
2017	Conserving $$ and Soil	Adam Davis	Using Crop Rotation to Reduce inputs	Slides	PDF 3MB
2017	Cover Crops and Conservation on Rented Ground	Chris Henning & Chris Teachout	Cover Crops and Conservation on Rented Ground	Slides	PDF 12MB
2017	Cut Flowers for Beginners	Jeanie McKewan	Introduction to Brightflower Farm	Handout	PDF 19MB
2017	Cut Flowers for Beginners	Jeanie McKewan	Handout Introduction to Brightflower Farm	Handout	PDF 532kB
2017	Intro to Cover Crops for Vegetables	Mark Quee	Intro to Cover Crops for Vegetables	Slides	PDF 11MB
2017	A Decade of Cover Crop Research	Joel Gruver	A Decade of Cover Crop Research	Slides	PDF 11MB
2017	Digging Carrot Production: Lessons from the Carrot King	Gary Guthrie	Lessons from the Carrot King	Slides	PDF 5MB
2017	Record Keeping for Organic Production	Rick Hartmann	Record Keeping for Organic Production	Slides	PDF 2MB
2017	Farm Financial Record Keeping and Planning	Rick Hartmann	Farm Financial Record Keeping and Planning	Slides	PDF 3MB
2017	Getting Started in Your First High Tunnel	Sara Pearson	Getting Started in Your First High Tunnel	Slides	PDF 13MB
2017	Giant Ragweed Roundtable	Tom Frantzen	Ragweed Roundtable	Slides	PDF 6MB
2017	Lessons Learned, First 10 Years Farming	Kate Edwards, Ethan Book & Nathan Anderson	Lessons Learned, First 10 Years Farming	Video	Youtube 1:28:37
2017	Profitably Managing Your Marketing Mix	Ryan Pesch	Profitably Managing Your Marketing Mix	Slides	PDF 3MB
2017	Profitably Managing Your Marketing Mix	Ryan Pesch	Profitably Managing Your Marketing Mix	Slides	PDF 3MB
2017	Keynote Address	Susan Jutz,Vic Madsen, Dan Wilson	Keynote Address	Video	Youtube 1:02:33
2017	Nut Production and Marketing	Kathy Dice & Tom Wahl	Nut Production and Marketing	Handout	PDF 678kB
2017	Building Soil Fertility on a Vegetable Farm	Ajay Nair & Denise O'Brien	Building Soil Fertility on a Vegetable Farm	Slides	PDF 8MB
2017	Farm Financial Record Keeping and Planning	Rick Hartmann	Farm Financial Record Keeping and Planning	Video	Youtube 1:22:47
2017	Lady Boss Panel: Hiring and Managing Employees	Jill Beebout, Terry Troxel & Ellen Walsh-Rosmann	Lady Boss	Slides	PDF 634 kB
2017	Sustainable Agriculture Achievement Award Acceptance Speech	Wendy Johnson, Beverly and John Gilbert	Sustainable Agriculture Achievement Award Acceptance Speech `	Video	Youtube 15:51
2017	When am I Ready to Access Business Capital	TD Holub & Lon Janechek	- When am I Ready to Access Business Capital	Slides	PDF 3MB
2017	Building Relationships to Access Land	Kate Edwards	Building Relationships to Access Land	Slides	PDF 11MB
2017	Lessons Learned: First 5 Years of Farming	Donna Warhover & Rory Van Wyk	First 5 Years	Slides	PDF 8MB
2017	Lessons Learned: First 10 Years of Farming	Nathan Anderson, Kate Edwards & Ethan Book	First 10 years	Slides	PDF 9MB
2017	Business Nuts & Bolts for Transition to Organic Grain Production	Craig Chase	Economics of Organic Transition	Slides	PDF 461kB
2017	Organic Weed Control	Paul Mugge & Zach Knutson	Organic Weed Control	Slides	PDF 24MB
2017	Insects and Soil Health	Jonathan Lundgren	Insects and Soil Health	Slides	PDF 10MB
2017	Improving Understanding Between Pesticide Applicators and Specialty Crop Growers	Brian Berst & Kevin Britten	Improving Understanding Between Pesticide Applicators and Specialty Crop Growers	Slides	PDF 4MB
2017	How to Manage Weeds More Successfully	Matt Liebman	How to Manage Weeds More Successfully	Slides	PDF 3MB
2017	Growing Small Grains Profitably in Iowa	Jochum Wiersma	Growing Small Grains Profitably in Iowa	Slides	PDF 2MB
2017	Growing High-Yielding Organic Corn	Darren Fehr & Scott Shriver	Growing High-Yielding Organic Corn	Slides	PDF 16MB
2016	Profitable and Practical Grass-Based Dairy Farming	Vance Haugen	Grass- based pasture dairy systems	Slides	PDF 4MB
2016	Rolling Cover Crops with Modified Equipment	Francis Thicke	PFI Cover Crops Roller Jan 2016	Slides	PDF 15MB
2016	On-Farm Solar panel installation and Financing	Randy Skeie	On-Farm Solar PV	Slides	PDF 6MB
2016	Rolling Cover Crops with Modified Equipment	Dave Schmidt	Roller Crimper	Slides	PDF 2MB
2016	On-Farm Solar panel installation and Financing	Brad Oeltjenbruns	2016 Rural Energy for America Program	Slides	PDF 113 Kb
2016	Poultry-Centered Regenerative Agriculture System	Regi haslett-Marroquin	REGENERATIVE BY DESIGN	Slides	PDF 5MB
2016	Living Plants as Solar Collectors	Robin and Kelly Griffeth	“LIVING PLANTS” AS SOLAR COLLECTORS	Slides	PDF 53MB
2016	Establishing and managing a Goat Dairy, Creamery and Farm Restaurant	Leslie Cooperband and Wes Jarrell	Markets and Marketing: The reluctant tweeter	Slides	PDF 799kb
2016	Interseeding Cover Crops	Bryce Irlbeck	Inter-Seeding Cover Crop	Slides	PDF 16MB
2016	Rolling Cover Crops with Modified Equipment	Doug Alert	No-till Organic Corn following Hairy Vetch Cover Crop	Slides	PDF 22MB
2016	Short Course: Growing Good Small Grains	Joel Ransom	Basics of Spring Wheat and Barley Production in North Dakota	Slides	PDF 12MB
2016	Short Course: Growing Good Small Grains	Jessie VanderPoel	Small Grains Market Up-date	Slides	PDF 2MB
2016	Regenerative Grazing Management	Jim Elizondo	GRAZING MANAGEMENT	Slides	PDF 59MB
2016	We Learn by Accident Than We Do on Purpose	Kelly and Robin Griffeth	We Learn More by Accident than we do on purpose	Slides	PDF 9MB
2016	Short Course: Growing Good Small Grains	David Weisberger	The State of Small Grain and Oat Production in Iowa	Slides	PDF 4MB
2016	Short Course: Growing Good Small Grains	Bruce Roskens	PROFITABLE OATS PRODUCTION 2016	Slides	PDF 4MB
2016	Establishing and managing a Goat Dairy, Creamery and Farm Restaurant	Leslie Cooperband and Wes Jarrell	A decade of dairy goat farming farm: lessons learned	Slides	PDF 6MB
2016	Establishing and managing a Goat Dairy, Creamery and Farm Restaurant	Leslie Cooperband and Wes Jarrell	Farm to Table and Agritourism	Slides	PDF 4MB
2016	Farm Energy Planning	Kayla Koether	Agricultural Energy	Slides	PDF 5MB
2016	High Tunnel Vegetable Production	Jill Beebout	BGF High Tunnel Production	Slides	PDF 3MB
2016	Introduction to Government Programs for Farmers	Matt Russell	Introduction to Government Programs for Farmers	Slides	4 MB
2016	Short Course: Growing Good Small Grains	Matt Liebman	Adding Oats to a Corn-Soybean Cropping System	Slides	PDF 4MB
2016	2016 Keynote	John Kempf	2016 Keynote	Slides	PDF 22MB
2016	Regenerative Grazing Management	Jim Elizondo	Stockpiling and strategic supplementation	Slides	PDF 9MB
2016	Short Course: Growing Good Small Grains	Fred Kolb	Production of Wheat and Spring Oats in Iowa	Slides	PDF 9MB
2015	Healthy Soils for Healthy Crops	Sarah Hargreaves	Soil biology for soil health	Slides	PDF 5MB
2015	Recordkeeping Analysis Platforms for Crop and Livestock Farmers	Kent Vickre, Dan Wilson	Sample Grain Farm	Slides	PDF 179KB
2015	Beginning Organic: Transitioning, Certifying and Q & A	Morgan Hoenig	Morgan Hoenig on her Farm Philosophy	Video	Youtube 16:51 min
2015	Iowa Farms in a Changing Environment	Chris Anderson	Iowa Farms in a Changing Climate	slides	PDF 2MB
2015	Iowa Farms in a Changing Environment	Gabrielle Roesch	Iowa Farms in a Changing Climate	Slides	PDF 1MB
2015	Nose to Tail Cooking and Dining	Ethan and Rebecca Book	Crooked Gap Farm	Slides	PDF 6MB
2015	Tell Your Story: The Farm Legacy Letter	Tom and Irene Frantzen	Farm Legacy Goals	Slides	PDF 1MB
2015	Beginning Organic: Transitioning, Certifying and Q & A Part 1	Scott Shriver	Transitioning to Organic Farming Part 1	Video	Youtube 6:40 min
2015	Walk-In Cooler Construction and Efficiency	Tony Thompson and Rich Schuler	Walk-In Cooler Construction & Efficiency	Slides	PDF 2MB
2015	Beginning Organic: Transitioning, Certifying, and Q&A	Joe Lally	Transition to Organic Plan	Slides	PDF 1MB
2015	Record keeping Analysis Platforms for Crop and Livestock Farmers	Erin Wilson	Taking Your Crop and Livestock Operation to the Next Level	Slides	PDF 3MB
2015	Healthy Soil for Healthy Crops	Rick Cruse	The Cost of Soil Erosion	Slides	PDF 3MB
2015	Tangled up in Drip Tape: Irrigation Set-up and Strategy for Vegetable Crops	Laura Krouse	Irrigation at Abbe Hills Farm	Video	YouTube 23:47 min
2015	Real-Life Business Plan Vetting	Jordan Scheibel	2015 Vegetable Farm Business Plan	Slides	PDF 1MB
2015	Up on the Rooftop:Energy Conservation and Solar PV	Tim Landgraf and Steve Guyer	UP ON THE ROOFTOP: SOLAR PV	Slides	PDF 2MB
2015	Diverse Native Prairie for Many Uses	Laura Jackson	Back to Our Roots-Re-establishing On-Farm Prairie for Multiple Goals	Video	Youtube 21:33 min
2015	Spirituality and Farming	Ron Rosmann	Spirituality and Farming	Slides	PDF 1MB
2015	Up on the Rooftop: Energy Conservation and Solar PV	Martha McFarland and Ashley Craft	Part 4: A Guide to Improving Efficency	Video	YouTube 18:58 min
2015	Up on the Rooftop: Energy Conservation and Solar PV	Martha McFarland and Ashley Craft	Part 3: Q & A with Martha McFarland and Ashley Craft	Video	YouTube 10:28 min
2015	Up on the Rooftop: Energy Conservation and Solar PV	Martha McFarland and Ashley Craft	Part 2: A Case Study of Efficiency: Martha McFarland's Chicken Coop	Video	YouTube 9:43 min
2015	Up on the Rooftop: Energy Conservation and Solar PV	Martha McFarland and Ashley Craft	Part 1: Intro to Green Iowa Americorps	Video	Youtube 6:45 min
2015	What's the Deal with cover Crops, Livestock and Herbicides?	Bob Hartzler and Joe Sellers	Cover Crops, Weeds and Herbicides	Video	YouTube 16:15 min
2015	Tangled up in Drip Tape: Irrigation Set-Up and Strategy for vegetable Crops	Ajay Nair	Emitter Spacing, Irrigation Sensors and Timing	Video	You Tube (12:47 min)
2015	Walk-in cooler Construction and Efficiency	Tony Thompson	Adding a Walk-in Cooler	Video	YouTube (20:32 min.)
2015	Record keeping Analysis Platforms for Crop and Livestock Farmers	Dan Wilson	IFBA Analysis	Slides	PDF 179KB
2015	Record keeping Analysis Platforms for Crop and Livestock Farmers	Al Brud	Recordkeeping & Analysis	Slides	PDF 2MB
2015	Tangled up in Drip Tape: Irrigation Set-Up and Strategy for Vegetable Crops	Laura Jackson	Diverse Native Prairie for Many Uses	Video	YouTube 21:33 min
2015	He's a Rebel: Grazing Management for Resiliency	Francis Thicke	Grazing Resilience	Slides	PDF 53MB
2015	What's the Deal with Cover Crops, Livestock and Herbicides	Joe Sellers	Cover Crops or Forage Crops?	Slides	PDF 2MB
2015	Healthy Soil for Healthy Crops	Rick Cruse	Iowa Daily Erosion Project 2: Real time soil and water resource inventory	Slides	PDF 8MB
2015	Housing for All (Species): Livestock Facility Options and Designs	Joe Klein	Organic Dairy Facilities	Slides	PDF 12MB
2015	Farm Transfer with Farming and Non-Farming Heirs	Cindy Madsen	Madsen Stock Farm	Slides	PDF 5MB
2015	Cards on the Table: Putting Farm Financial Statements in Context	Craig Chase	Managing Farm Finances	Slides	PDF 396KB
2015	Healthy Soil for Healthy Crops	Ajay Nair	Importance of Soil Biology in Vegetable Cropping Systems	Slides	PDF 11MB
2015	Beginning Organic: Transitioning, Certifying and Q & A	Scott Shriver	Transitioning to Organic Farming Part 3	Video	Youtube 13:35 min
2015	Get the Dirt on Soil Ecology	Jill Clapperton	Healthy Plants Grow in Healthy Soils Q & A	Video	YouTube YouTube 29:40
2015	Real-Life Business Plan Vetting	Jacob Petersen	Real Life Business Plan Vetting	Slides	PDF 2MB
2015	Healthy Soil for Healthy Crops	Rick Cruse	Soil Erosion Mechanics	Slides	PDF 2MB
2015	Practical Farmers Update	Board of Directors and PFI Staff	PFI Buisness Meeting	Slides	PDF 3 MB
2015	In-Field Practices for Organic Vegetable Production	Kay Jensen	Vegetable Pricing and Philosophy	Slides	PDF 1MB
2015	Beginning Organic: Transitioning, Certifying and Q & A	Scott Shriver	Transitioning to Organic Farming Part 2	Video	Youtube 33:23 min
2015	Beginning Organic: Transitioning, Certifying and Q & A	Morgan Hoenig	Morgan Hoenig Q & A	Video	Youtube 15:14 min
2015	Housing for all (Species): Livestock Facility Options and Designs	James Frantzen	Housing for all (Species): Livestock Facility Options and Designs	Video	YouTube 45:47 min
2015	Get the Dirt on Soil Ecology	Jill Clapperton	Healthy Plants Grow in Healthy Soils	Video	YouTube 54:02 min
2015	Taking a Global View of Farmland Conservation and BioDiversity	Blake Vince	Global Overview of Farmland Conservation	Video	YouTube (41:44 min)
2015	Get the Dirt on Soil Ecology	Blake Vince	Fear of Change in Cover Crop Adoption	Video	YouTube (44:16 min)
2015	Recipe For Success: Making Quality Compost	Ron Rosmann	Making Compost on Rosmann Family Farm	Slides	PDF 7MB
2015	Recipe For Success: Making Quality Compost	Jason Jones	Compost Extract / Tea	Slides	PDF 1MB
2015	Multi-Species Grazing with cows and Pigs	Jim Van Der Pol	MULTI-SPECIES GRAZING WITH COWS AND PIGS also Chickens	Slides	PDF 11MB
2015	Niche Pork Marketing	Jim Van Der Pol	Niche Pork Marketing	Slides	PDF 4MB
2015	Healthy Soils for Healthy Crops	Mike Castellano	Nitrogen dynamics: production, soil health and environmental quality	Slides	PDF 2MB
2014	The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy	Seth Watkins	Seth Watkins on Nutrient Reduction	Video	YouTube (28:41)
2014	The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy	Tim Smith	Tim Smith-on farm nutrient reduction strategies	Video	YouTube (28:06 min)
2014	In the Black: Eight Years of Vegetable Budgets	Laura Frerichs	8 Years of vegetable production budgets	Video	YouTube (1:40:57)
2014	Raising Dough: Financing Your Farm Business	Elizabeth U	Elizabeth U on Financing Food Buisnesses	Video	YouTube (59:30 hr)
2014	True Wealth: how Iowa Can Once Again Revolutinaize Agriculture	Ricardo Salvador	True Wealth-Ricardo Salvador	Video	YouTube (57:52 min)
2014	Effective and Efficient Farm Family Meetings	The James Ranch Family	Effective and Efficient Farm Family Meetings	Video	YouTube (55:55)
2013	Profitability and the Good Life with Produce	Paul and Sandy Arnold	Profitability - and the Good Life - with Produce at Pleasant Valley Farm	Slides	PDF (151 MB)
2013	A Whole-Farm Approach to Conservation for Corn and Soybeans	Dan Jaynes, Tom Isenhart	Saturating Riparian Buffers In Tile Drained Landscapes for Nitrate Removal	Slides	PDF (1.5 MB)
2013	Multi-Species Grazing	Greg Judy	The Benefits of Multi-species Grazing	Slides	PDF (21.2 MB)
2013	Mob Grazing	Greg Judy	Mob Grazing, Soil Building, and Multi-species	Slides	PDF (20 MB)
2013	Making Organic Small Grains Profitable	Klaas Martens	Growing Profitable Small Grains	Slides	PDF (1.6 MB)
2013	Leasing Land and Custom Grazing	Greg Judy	How To Build A Profitable Grazing Operation Using Leased Land	Slides	PDF (11.2 MB)
2013	Leasing Land and Custom Grazing	Greg Judy	Custom Grazing - Lessons Learned	Slides	PDF (6.9 MB)
2013	Growing Tasty Tomatoes	Glen Elsbernd	Elsbernd - Growing High Quality Tomatoes	Slides	PDF (3.6 MB)
2013	Cover Crops 101	Rob Stout	Cover Crops 101	Slides	PDF (3.4 MB)
2013	Composting Done Right	Elaine Ingham	Compost	Slides	PDF (4.2 MB)
2013	U-PICK: Diverse Crop Rotations	Dick Thompson	Diverse Crop Rotation Handout	Slides	PDF (4.7 MB)
2013	Session: Refugee Farmers' Experiences in Iowa	Hilary Baehr, Nicholas Wuertz	Lutheran Services in Iowa Gardening Program	Slides	PDF (1.5 MB)
2013	A Whole-Farm Approach to Conservation for Corn and Soybeans	Keegan Kult	Denitrifying Bioreactors	Slides	PDF (2.3 MB)
2013	Precision Farming and Organic Crops	Jacob Bolson and Roger Knutson	Precision Farming and Organic Crops	Slides	PDF (22.4 MB)
2013	A Whole-Farm Approach to Conservation for Corn and Soybeans	Randy Hoyt	Drainage Water Management Shallow Tile Design	Slides	PDF (332 KB)
2013	Providing On-Farm Habitat	Jan Libbey and Tim Landgraf	Providing On-Farm Habitat	Slides	PDF (4.8 MB)
2013	Cover Crops 101	Tom Kaspar	Cover Crops	Slides	PDF (2 MB)
2013	You Built The Farm-Now Hire Good People!	Ben Saunders	You Built the Farm - Now Hire Good People	Slides	PDF (190 KB)
2013	Willow Lake Farm: A Case Study in Conservation	Tony Thompson	Willow Lake Farm: A Case Study in Conservation	Slides	PDF (10.1 MB)
2013	U-PICK: Diverse Crop Rotations	Dick Thompson	Diverse Crop Rotation Photos	Slides	PDF (11.1 MB)
2013	Successful Strip-Till Management and Beyond	Bob Lynch	Strip-till and No-till	Slides	PDF (2.3 MB)
2013	Profitability through Simple Recordkeeping, Season Extension	Paul and Sandy Arnold	Profitability through Simple Recordkeeping, Season Extension and Winter Production at Pleasant Valley Farm	Slides	PDF (27.4 MB)
2013	Session: Refugee Farmers' Experiences in Iowa	Etiene Hacimana, Firmin Ntakimazi	Farming in Burundi and Tanzania	Slides	PDF (960 KB)
2013	Session: Refugee Farmers' Experiences in Iowa	Narad Bastola	Farming in Southern Bhutan	Slides	PDF (779 KB)
2013	A Whole-Farm Approach to Conservation for Corn and Soybeans	Daniel Barker	New Technologies for In-Field Nitrogen Management	Slides	PDF (312 KB)
2013	A Whole-Farm Approach to Conservation for Corn and Soybeans	Matt Helmers	Iowa Science Assessment of Nonpoint Source Practices to Reduce Nitrogen to the Mississippi River Basin	Slides	PDF (612 KB)
2012	Balancing Steel and Herbicides to Reduce Resistance	Craig Fleishman, Mike Owen	Balancing Steel and Herbicides to Reduce Resistance	Audio	MP3 (54 MB)
2012	Soils 101	Dr. Andrew Manu	Plant Nutrients	Slides	PPT (8.9 MB)
2012	Real Life Business Plan Vetting	Sara Hanson, Ryan and Janice Marquardt, Jonathan Jaffe, David Miller, Renee LaBarge	Real Life Business Plan Vetting, Part 1	Video	YouTube (50 min)
2012	Soils 101	Dr. C. Lee Burras	Iowa’s soils – origin, productivity & SOM	Slides	PPTX (65 MB)
2012	Soils 101	Dr. Thomas Loynachan	Soil Biology 101	Slides	PPTX (37.4 MB)
2012	Mobile Meat Processing	Tom Parker	Mobile Poultry Processing	Slides	PPTX (2.5 MB)
2012	Producing an Abundance for your CSA	Laura Krouse	Producing an Abundance for your CSA	Slides	PPTX (12.3 MB)
2012	Preserving Your Farm	Tom, Irene, and James Frantzen; Jim McCarthy	Preserving Your Farm	Video	YouTube (42 min)
2012	Off-farm Inputs: Using Less to Earn More	Matt Liebman	Productive and Profitable Low-External-Input Farming in Iowa	Slides	PDF (16 MB)
2012	Off-farm Inputs: Using Less to Earn More	Craig Chase, Matt Liebman	Off-farm Inputs: Using Less to Earn More	Audio	MP3 (112 MB)
2012	Off-farm Inputs: Using Less to Earn More	Craig Chase	Alternative Cropping Systems: Comparison to a Conventional C-Sb Rotation	Slides	PPTX (652 KB)
2012	Mobile Meat Processing: Successes and Failures	Jim Knopick, Tom Parker	Mobile Meat Processing: Successes and Failures	Audio	MP3 (104 MB)
2012	Soils 101	Amber Anderson Mba	Soil Properties	Slides	PPTX (1.7 MB)
2012	Mobile Meat Processing	Jim Knopick	Mobile Meat Processing	Slides	PPTX (52.7 MB)
2012	Producing an Abundance for your CSA	Laura Krouse	Resources Handout	Handout	DOCX (12 KB)
2012	Keynote Address	Fedele Bauccio	Food Services for a Sustainable Future	Slides	PPT (92 MB)
2012	Increase Sales through Season Extension	Mike Bollinger	Season Extension	Handout	PPT (52 MB)
2012	Increase Sales through Season Extension	Mike Bollinger	Increase Sales through Season Extension	Audio	MP3 (109 MB)
2012	Growing and Selling Vegetables to a Hungry Market	Rufus Haucke	Growing and Selling Vegetables to a Hungry Market	Slides	PPTX (13 MB)
2012	Extending the Season in Your Kitchen	Nancy Levandowski	Local Purchasing: ISU and Extending the Use of Products	Slides	PPTX (5.3 MB)
2012	Eating Locally: Supporting Farmers, Growing Your Own	Rich Schuler	Eating Locally	Slides	PPT (3 MB)
2012	Cover Crops: 101 and Advanced	Dave Robison	The Benefits of Cover Crops	Slides	PDF (1.5 MB)
2012	Cover Crops: 101 and Advanced	Tom Kaspar	Research on Benefits of Cover Crops	Slides	PDF (3.2 MB)
2012	Cover Crops: 101 and Advanced	Paul Ackley	Handout	Handout	DOCX (22 KB)
2012	Cover Crops: 101 and Advanced	Dave Robison	Eastern Corn Belt expereinces with Specific Cover Crops	Slides	PDF (2.2 MB)
2012	Cover Crops: 101 and Advanced	Paul Ackley	Cover Crops: 101 and Advanced	Slides	PDF (2.0 MB)
2012	Cover Crops: 101 and Advanced	Nathan Anderson	Adding Winter Small Grains to a Corn and Soybean Rotation	Slides	PDF (551 KB)
2012	Balancing Steel and Herbicides to Reduce Resistance	Mike Owen	Why Resistance?	Slides	PPTX (2.9 MB)
2012	Balancing Steel and Herbicides to Reduce Resistance	Craig Fleishman	Farmer Perspective	Slides	PPTX (10.3 MB)
2012	The Curious Grazier	Abe Collins	The Curious Grazier	Slides	PPT (88 MB)
2012	Mastering Strawberry Production	Angela Tedesco	Matted Row System handout	Handout	DOC (41 KB)
2012	Security through Improved Soil Health	Abe Collins	Security through Improved Soil Health	Video	YouTube (1 hr)
2012	Responding to Regulations: Pig Production in Denmark	Kaj Munck	Responding to Regulations: Pig Production in Denmark	Slides	PPTX (14.4 MB)
2021	Winter Production in the Hoop House	Bill Warner	Winter Production in the Hoop House	Slides	PDF