2020 Annual Conference
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Year | Session | Presenter | Title | Type | Download |
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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 | |
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 | |
2021 | Community-Engaged Seed Keeping of the African Diaspora | Ty Holmberg | Community-Engaged Seed Keeping of the African Diaspora | Slides | |
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 | |
2021 | Conservation & Collaboration | Chris Henning, Carole Reichardt, Clark Porter, Maggie McQuown, and Lee Tesdell | Conservation & Collaboration | Slides | |
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 | |
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 |
2021 | Diversifying Farms With Integrated Agroforestry | Jonathan Hendricks, Jacob Marty and Jacob Grace | Diversifying Farms With Integrated Agroforestry | Slides | 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 | |
2021 | A Fresh Vision for Ecker's Apple Farm | Jess Ecker and Sarah Ecker-Foster | A Fresh Vision for Ecker's Apple Farm | Slides | |
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 | |
2021 | Growing the Next Generation of Farmers Through Grazing Cover Crops | Robert Jewell | Growing the Next Generation of Farmers Through Grazing Cover Crops | Slides | |
2021 | Increase Income through Diversification | Lisa Kivirist | Increase Income through Diversification | Slides | |
2021 | Insuring Specialty Crop Production | Ann Franzenburg and Emma Johnson | Insuring Specialty Crop Production | Slides | |
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 | |
2021 | Iowa's Diverse Farming History - Sac and Fox Tribe | Johnathan Buffalo | Iowa's Diverse Farming History - Sac and Fox Tribe | Slides | |
2021 | Land Ownership Legal Structures | Kitt Tovar | Land Ownership Legal Structures | Slides | |
2021 | What is popcorn? | Jim Fitkin | What is popcorn? | Slides | |
2021 | Nitrogen Management With Cover Crops | Eileen Kladivko | Nitrogen Management With Cover Crops | Slides | |
2021 | Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments: Agronomics and Environmental Impacts | Matt O'Neal and Dick Sloan | Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments: Agronomics and Environmental Impacts | Slides | 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 | |
2021 | REKO Rings: A Direct-Market Model from Scandinavia | Rebekka Bond | REKO Rings: A Direct-Market Model from Scandinavia | Slides | |
2021 | Relay-cropping Rye and Soybeans | Alec Amundson and Michael Vittetoe | Relay-cropping Rye and Soybeans | Slides | PDF |
2021 | Rethinking Farmland Leasing: Payment Structures and Conservation Provisions | Mike Downey | Rethinking Farmland Leasing: Payment Structures and Conservation Provisions | Slides | |
2021 | Start Shepherding from Scratch | Hannah Bernhardt | Start Shepherding from Scratch | Slides | |
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 | |
2021 | Tools for Accessing Land | Celize Christy and Michael Parker | Tools for Accessing Land | Slides | PDF |
2021 | Annual Business Meeting | Sally Worley | Annual Business Meeting | Slides | |
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 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 16MB | |
2018 | Innovations in Weed Control | Leonard Mol | Innovations in Weed Control | 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 8MB | |
2018 | Pack Shed and Post-Harvest Efficiency | Michael Kilpatrick | Pack Shed and Post-Harvest Efficiency | PDF 9MB | |
2018 | Indoor Mushroom Production and Marketing | Tyson Allchin | Indoor Mushroom Production and Marketing | 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 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 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 5MB | |
2018 | Alternative Models and the Future of CSAs | Jordan Schiebel | Alternative Models and the Future of CSAs | PDF 1MB | |
2018 | Carbonomics | Keith Berns | Carbonomics | 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 935kB | |
2018 | Learning From On-Farm Research: Field Crops | Jack Boyer | Learning From On-Farm Research: Field Crops | PDF 3MB | |
2018 | Short Course: The Soils of Iowa | Dr. Lee Burras | Short Course: The Soils of Iowa | PDF 6MB | |
2018 | Business Meeting | Sally Worly and Mark Peterson | Business Meeting | PDF 8MB | |
2018 | Physical Strengthening, Recovery and Injury Prevention for Vegetable Farmers | Tony Gallo | Physical Strengthening, Recovery and Injury Prevention for Vegetable Farmers | PDF 1,009KB | |
2018 | Learning From On-Farm Research: Livestock | Bruce Carney | Learning From On-Farm Research: Livestock | 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 1MB | |
2018 | Estate Planning With Farming and Non-Farming Heirs | Rachel Dahl | Estate Planning With Farming and Non-Farming Heirs | PDF 196kB | |
2018 | Land Access: Pitfalls and Potential | Kate Edwards and Brett Olson | Land Access: Pitfalls and Potential | 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 7MB | |
2018 | Growing Better Brussels Sprouts | Andrew Dunham | Growing Better Brussels Sprouts | PDF 9MB | |
2018 | Learning From On-Farm Research: Livestock | Meghan Filbert | Learning From On-Farm Research: Livestock | PDF 11MB | |
2018 | Learning From On-Farm Research: Livestock | Tom Frantzen | Learning From On-Farm Research: Livestock | PDF 5MB | |
2018 | Soil Health and Grazing – Can They Coexist? | Alan Franzluebbers | Soil Health and Grazing – Can They Coexist? | PDF 8MB | |
2018 | A Tool for Soil Health Assessment | Alan Franzluebbers | A Tool for Soil Health Assessment | PDF 5MB | |
2018 | Learning From On-Farm Research: Field Crops | Stefan Gailans | Learning From On-Farm Research: Field Crops | 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 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 |