Equipping farmers to build resilient farms and communities.
Lifetime member Phrakhounmany “Air“ Philavanh (front row, second from left) stopped by the PFI office last week to visit with staff. Air has been farming since 2010 near Milo, Iowa, and was part of Practical Farmers' Savings Incentive Program Class of 2014. Learn more about Air and his farm in this 2014 video profile by the Des Moines Register.

Staff pictured with Air include: (Back row, left to right): Maggie Norton; Steve Carlson; Tamsyn Jones; Jason Tetrick; Chastity Schonhorst; Sarah Carlson; Josie Dubiel; Debra Boekholder; and Laura Frescoln. (Front row, left to right): Meghan Filbert (and her dog, Rowser); Liz Kolbe; and Sally Worley.
NEWS
Are you looking to get paid, on-the-job training with experienced farmers in Iowa?

The Labor4Learning program is designed for beginning farmers seeking employment and additional training in farm management and production skills.


Doug Thesenvitz and Amy Williams explained what a trust is, how trusts work and how they can be used to create a legacy plan that transitions assets to the next generation in a smart and protective manner.
We are hiring a part-time office assistant to join our membership team.

We are looking for a three-month summer commitment to this position, with preference to continue into fall.

UPCOMING EVENTS
We're wrapping up the 2020 winter farminar series with the founder of Heritage Foods, Russ Kremer.

Hear how Russ has developed relationship marketing for Heritage Foods and about his passion for regenerative agriculture.

NOTE: Due to concerns over COVID-19, and our priority to keep our members, staff and partners safe, we have postponed these workshops for now. We are holding webinars with Syverson Strege in the meantime, and will reschedule in-person workshops for later this year.

Facilitated by financial planners from Syverson Strege, these workshops will discuss retirement planning and implementation strategies and will lay out a roadmap to retirement as part of a larger farm transfer or estate plan.
April 1: Workshop - Farm Retirement
10 a.m. | Online
April 9: Workshop - Farm Retirement
10 a.m. | Online
NOTE: Due to concerns over COVID-19, and our priority to keep our members, staff and partners safe, we will hold our visioning sessions virtually.

We are hosting three virtual visioning sessions. These valuable discussions will inform our strategic plan for the next three years.

Mar. 17: Farminar - Pork Marketing
7 p.m. | Online

Mar. 23: Listening Session - Strategic Planning
10 - 11:30 a.m. | Online

Mar. 23: Listening Session - Strategic Planning
3:30 - 5 p.m. | Online
Mar. 27: Listening Session - Strategic Planning
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Online

April 1: Workshop - Farm Retirement
10 a.m. | Online

April 9: Workshop - Farm Retirement
10 a.m. | Online
IN THE NEWS
Members in the News
Seth Watkins of Clarinda was featured in Successful Farming: Mother Nature Rules. So Why Not Follow Her Lead?

Dayna Burtness and Nick Nguyen of Spring Grove, MN, were featured in The Country Today: Incubator model provides option for beginning farmers
(Note: Requires subscription)

Lori Schnoor of Maquoketa and Jamie Hostetler of Bellevue were featured in the spring 2020 edition of The Eastern Iowa Farmer: Grass-fed beef operation regenerates land on family farm (page 52)

Lisa Schulte Moore of Ames was featured in the spring 2020 edition of The Eastern Iowa Farmer: Ag Bytes: Prairie strips part of CR, thanks to Iowa State's work (page 126)

Mary Swander of Kalona and Lori Schnoor of Maquoketa were featured in The Eastern Iowa Farmer: A harvest of memories and hope (page 36)

Jean Eells of Webster City was featured on PBS NewsHour: How women in Iowa are leading farmland conservation efforts
PFI in the News
PFI's habitat and farm transfer coordinator, Jorgen Rose, co-authored a column in Iowa Farmer Today: EQIP application deadline March 20
Have you been featured in the media? Tell us when and where to find a link to the article, and we'll feature you in a future issue of Practical News.