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Nov 23, 2020

Virtual cover crop boot camp will explore soil health, weed control and grazing – Dec. 3-4

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Nov 6, 2020

Practical Farmers of Iowa receives $1.1 million grant to help farmers in five states improve fertilizer and manure management with small grains

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Oct 30, 2020

Review of: “Red Meat Republic: A Hoof-to-Table History of How Beef Changed America”

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Oct 23, 2020

Sharing Soil to Heal the Land

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Oct 23, 2020

the Practical Farmer: Autumn 2020

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Oct 23, 2020

Paving the Way for Diversity

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Oct 23, 2020

Small Grains Afford Cover Crop Options and Benefits

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Oct 23, 2020

A Costly Gamble

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Oct 23, 2020

Livestock on the Land

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Oct 23, 2020

2020 Member Survey

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Oct 23, 2020

Expanding Local Meat Markets

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Oct 23, 2020

Review of “The Road I Grew Up On: Requiem for a Vanishing Era”

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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 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

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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 20, 2020

4th Annual Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day – Episode 3: The First Encounter

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Oct 20, 2020

Fall Lambing: Management and Marketing Opportunities - Virtual Field Day

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Oct 20, 2020

Keeping Up With the Johnsons at Buffalo Ridge Orchard – Testing Apple Varieties for Readiness

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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.

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

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