Resources

Discover all of the resources PFI has to offer.

Choose Popular Category

Blogs Farmer-Led Research Farminars Magazine Articles News Podcasts Publications Videos

Blogs Farmer-Led Research Farminars Magazine Articles News Podcasts Publications Videos

Category

Magazine Articles

Popular Topics

Annual Conference

Beginning Farmer

Business Planning

Cooperators' Program

CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)

Disease Management

Diversified Crop Rotation

Enterprise Budgets

Farmland Access

Farmland Ownership

Pest Management

Pesticide Drift

Risk Management

Savings Incentive Program

Weed Management

The Latest from PFI

Filter Resources

Oct 19, 2020

Restoring Soil and Community

Read More

Magazine Articles

Oct 6, 2020

Virtual ceremony will honor four farmland-owning sisters who are recipients of 2020 Farmland Owner Legacy Award – Oct. 20

Read More

Sep 18, 2020

Coffee and Cover Crop Economics

Watch

Sep 17, 2020

Crop Insurance for Small Grains: Individual, Custom and Whole-Farm Plans

Read More

Sep 17, 2020

2019 Cooperators’ Program Report

Read More

Sep 15, 2020

Derecho relief funding available: Farmers can now apply for EQIP cost-share for cover crops and damaged structures

Read More

Sep 9, 2020

Vegetable Farmers After the Derecho – Ann Franzenburg

Watch

Sep 9, 2020

Vegetable Farmers After the Derecho – Laura Krouse

Watch

Sep 9, 2020

Vegetable Farmers After the Derecho – Donna Warhover

Watch

Sep 9, 2020

The Art of Grass-Finishing Cattle – Virtual Field Day

Watch

Sep 3, 2020

Wheat: A Gateway Crop to Soil Health, Resilience and More – Virtual Field Day

Watch

Sep 3, 2020

Integrating Cover Crops on a Vegetable and Poultry Farm – Covers for Poultry – Virtual Field Day

Watch

On-Farm Podcast

Each week staff member Nick Ohde talks with farmers about the issues most relevant to the farming community.

Ep Episode 012 Rotationally Raised, Episode 012: Small Grains in the Corn Belt: A Sustainable Supply Chain

Ep Episode 011 Rotationally Raised, Episode 011: Livestock II: Grazing Summer-seeded Cover Crop Mixes

Ep Episode 010 Rotationally Raised, Episode 010: Livestock I: Feeding Small Grains

Explore all episodes

Podcasts are also available on Google Play Music, iTunes, and Stitcher.

Videos

Explore our video library to learn more about us and the farmer members who are the heart of our organization.

Sep 18, 2020

Coffee and Cover Crop Economics

Watch

Sep 9, 2020

Vegetable Farmers After the Derecho - Ann Franzenburg

Watch

Sep 9, 2020

Vegetable Farmers After the Derecho - Laura Krouse

Watch

Explore All Videos

All videos are also available on the Practical Farmers of Iowa YouTube channel.

Farminars

Farminars are Practical Farmers' version of a webinar. These 90-minute online seminars are free and produced to help farmers learn about business and production issues that matter to them from the convenience of their homes.

Farminars are typically held Tuesdays from 7–8:30 p.m. CST from November to March.

Jul 17 Consumer-Friendly Bulk Meat Sales

Mar 23 Pork Marketing: Relationships and Regenerative Agriculture

Mar 11 Trusts: Keep the Family a Family and the Farm the Farm

Farminar Archive

Meet Our Authors

Sarah Carlson

142 Articles

Explore

Jorgen Rose

15 Articles

Explore

Hayley Nelson

1 Articles

Explore