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the Practical Farmer: Summer 2025
In This Issue
Jordan Clasen shows a group of field day attendees how he and Whitney Clasen use a Jang seeder for radishes and onions at an early-season field day on their farm in Earlham, Iowa, on May 15. See other photos of early-season Spanish- and Swahili-language field days on page 34.
2025 Field Day Season Photo Gallery
The summer of 2025 hung on until all the leaves fell at once, and PFI farmers kept on with field days through Nov. 13! Over…
A Tool for Preserving Farms
Conservation easements can protect land while making it more affordable for the next generation. Iowa's cropland value is some of the highest in the nation…
Cover Crop Stories
Correction: The print version of this story incorrectly stated that Barnswallow Flowers is located in Montezuma, Iowa. The farm is actually located in Oskaloosa, Iowa. A…
After the Flood
Some farmers are choosing cover crops in the wake of more frequent extreme-weather events. For Robert and Cody Geary, June 2024 was one for the…
If You Plant It, They Will Come
A dose of inspiration mixed with valuable partnerships leads to a garden oasis for people and pollinators in urban Waterloo. Kamyar Enshayan did not plan…
40 Years of Giving and Growing
By Terri Mork Speirs When PFI cofounder Dick Thompson concluded 40 years ago that “diversity is the only solution,” we know he was referring to…
Be Like Water
As he plans for the future of his farm, Ryan Herman is flowing with the currents of change to adapt his sheep grazing operation for…
