Field Day Sponsor Information

Register as a 2025 Field Day Sponsor

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

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

We have more than 60 on-farm events lined up for 2025!

We are confident our field days and extensive outreach efforts around them will provide ample customer and constituent exposure for sponsoring organizations. If you have any questions about supporting PFI’s field day season through sponsorships, please contact Steve Carlson at steve.carlson(at)practicalfarmers(dot)org.

Please scroll down for important dates, sponsor levels and perks, and the sponsor registration form.

Thank you for your interest in supporting the 2025 Practical Farmers of Iowa on-farm field day season!

Important Dates

April 2: Sponsor registration opens! PFI staff will have a complete lineup of field days to share with potential sponsors. If you have not received this list via email by April 9, please contact emma.liddle(at)practicalfarmers(dot)org.

April 25: Sponsor registration closes! Sponsors who wish to be acknowledged in the printed field day guide must submit their sponsor registration form by this date in order for PFI to finalize the guide and send it to print. We will take sponsor registrations after this date but are unable to provide discounts for missing the printed field day guide.

Sponsor Levels and Perks

Level A – $1,500

Featuring:

Your logo prominently placed in the centerfold of the 6,000 copies of our printed field day guide
Your logo, linked to your website, on our field day webpage and sponsor opportunities webpage
Your logo on a sponsor display at each field day
Recognition in the field day news release

Level B – $1,000

Featuring:

Your logo inside the back cover of the 6,000 copies of our printed field day guide
Your organization listed on our field day webpage and linked to your website
Your organization listed on a sponsor display at each field day

Exhibitor – $300

Support an individual field day of your choice! Including:

Your organization listed on that event page in the 6,000 copies of our printed field day guide
Your organization listed on the webpage for that specific event
Recognition in the news release and promotional flyers for that specific event
The opportunity to set up a display at the sponsored field day; display must fit in a 10 ft x 10 ft space

Level A+ or B+

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

Notes for Sponsors

Sponsors at any level are encouraged to attend any field day.
If you would like to be recognized as a sponsor at a field day, you must be present and you must notify PFI staff two weeks in advance.
Only Exhibitor-level sponsors have the opportunity to set up a display. You need to provide your own table.
If you are unable to attend, Practical Farmers cannot display your materials for you.
Sponsors will not be given the opportunity to speak, unless contacted by the host and written into the agenda during the field day planning process.

Questions?

Please contact Emma Liddle at emma.liddle(at)practicalfarmers(dot)org.