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(Photo: Last Sunday, July 17, field day attendees listened to flower farmer, Meredith Nunnikhoven, describe how she converted a portion of her family's conventional row crop farm into a chemical-free flower haven.)
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Heath Stolee has a passion for conserving the land, habitat and wildlife on his farm in Radcliff, Iowa.
He has been experimenting with ways to integrate wetlands, buffers and other on-farm habitat while staying profitable.
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Sometimes hardship begets change, such as health issues, loss of income, climate change or, ahem, a pandemic.
But sometimes the change is purposeful and forward-looking.
Read what PFI's executive director, Sally Worley, has to share about the benefits of change and the importance of supporting each other during trying times.
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You can receive $10 per acre on up to 200 acres, or 10% of your farmed acres (whichever is larger), and $5 per acre on everything above that.
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Saturday, July 23 | 4-6:30 p.m. | Wesley, IA
Sara and Bob Pearson have developed a certified organic farm that prioritizes soil conservation and soil health using a diverse crop rotation, cover crops and reduced fall tillage.
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Saturday, July 30 | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | Glidden, IA
John Van Horn has interseeded annual ryegrass and cereal rye into his standing corn and soybeans. His aims are to grow fall forage for his 100 head of cattle and to help with weed control.
Join us on a tour of his complex network of farmland consisting of row crops with cover crops, pastures, butterfly habitat, quail buffers and a 140-acre wetland to discuss his current on-farm research trials.
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Saturday, Aug. 13 | 10 a.m.-Noon | McGregor, IA
Mary Damm is interested in finding a grazier who understands that a diversity of plant and animal species can co-exist alongside cattle with proper management.
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Tuesday, Aug. 30-Thursday, Sep. 1 | 8 a.m.–4 p.m. | Boone, IA
Touted as the nation’s largest outdoor farm show, the Farm Progress Show is hosted in Boone, Iowa, every other year. Hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of farmers from across the country gather to learn about the latest agricultural information.
PFI staff and farmers will be at booth #9515 in the Varied Industries tent. Find our booth to join conversations, ask questions and share practical advice on topics such as cover crops, small grains, grazing and more.
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Hosted by: Ron Rosmann, Eric Madsen and Dale Kumpf
1-4 p.m. | Harlan, IA
Hosted by: Ann Smeltzer Charitable Trust Learning Farm
5-8 p.m. | Otho, IA
Hosted by: Justin & Ellen Rahn
10 a.m.-Noon | Mount Carroll, IL
Hosted by: Nicole & Steve Jonas
2-4 p.m. | Boone, IA
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When you purchase goods or services listed there, you’re directly funding and helping our membership.
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We are thrilled to report that 105 individuals contributed $46,196 to our spring fundraiser.
This income is vital for us to provide innovative programming that helps farmers build resilient farms and communities. Thank you to our generous donors.
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Have you been featured in the media? If you're a PFI member, tell us when and where to find a link to the article, and we'll feature you in a future issue of Practical News.
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