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Mar 21, 2023

On-farm jobs and training offered across Iowa through Practical Farmers’ Labor4Learning program

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Mar 14, 2023

Navigating Iowa’s New Cottage Food Law: A Farmer-Focused Q&A

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Mar 8, 2023

Farmers Anna Hankins of Coggon, and Shaffer Ridgeway of Waterloo, join PFI’s board of directors; three others re-elected

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Mar 8, 2023

Diversified Crop Rotations in an Organic System

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Mar 2, 2023

Bison, Beef and Tribal Food Sovereignty

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Mar 2, 2023

2022 Annual Report

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Feb 21, 2023

Pricing Pastured Poultry

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Feb 20, 2023

The Benefits of Keeping Trees, Shrubs and Native Grasses on Your Farm

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Feb 17, 2023

Feeding, Grazing and Growing Nitrogen With Red Clover

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Feb 16, 2023

Practical Farmers’ small grains cost-share program is now open for farmers in five Midwestern states

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Feb 14, 2023

Magic Tarping Ride: Perspectives on a System for Soil Quality, Weed Control and More on Vegetable Farms

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Feb 7, 2023

Thinking Through Cover Crops: How to Set Goals, Design Optimal Seed Mixes and Minimize Costs

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On-Farm Podcast

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

Ep Episode 022 On-Farm, Episode 022: Jorgen Rose

Ep Episode 021 On-Farm, Episode 021: Adam Janke

Ep Episode 020 On-Farm, Episode 020: John Rock

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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.

Oct 25, 2022

Honeyberries – A Promising Perennial

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Dec 3, 2021

2021 Cover Crop Boot Camp

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Nov 1, 2021

Precision Conservation - Bringing Back the Edges

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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.

Mar 14 Navigating Iowa’s New Cottage Food Law: A Farmer-Focused Q&A

Mar 8 Diversified Crop Rotations in an Organic System

Mar 2 Bison, Beef and Tribal Food Sovereignty

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