PFI: Cutting Nitrogen, Grazing Cattle, and Cultivating Flowers
Ben and Hannah Offenburger of Open Gate Acres farm in southern Iowa, raising corn, beans, alfalfa and cattle. They are part of PFI’s nitrogen rate trial and are using that…
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Batch & Build Contractor Workshop – Hiawatha
Hiawatha Hiawatha, IowaThere are two available dates and locations for this workshop. Both days are identical in content. The first workshop will be held at the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach…
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ISA Summer Soy Series: Pella
Pella Pella, IowaGet the inside scoop on global trade, biofuels, ag policy and other factors shaping the future of the soybean industry. You’ll find practical, farmer-driven discussions on how these topics impact…
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PFI: Habitat Restoration & Nature Inspired Grazing
Lovilia, Iowa Lovilia, IowaMike DeCook and his sons, Joshua and Wyatt DeCook, operate DeCook Ranch in Monroe County, Iowa. Over the last 30 years, they have managed 800 acres of pasture, custom-grazing 600…
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Heartland Coop: Above the Canopy
Minburn Minburn, IowaSee the event flyer. The Heartland Co-op Conservation Team is partnering with the Beaver Creek Watershed Management Authority for a soil health presentation by Jeremy Gustafson, Hagie High…
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ISU Research Farm Field Day
Northern Research Farm 310 S. Main St., Kanawha, Iowa8:30 AM Registration and refreshments 9:00 Opening Remarks and Welcome – Greg Guenther, President of the North Central Iowa Research Association 9:15 Current Farm Updates and Projects – Matthew Schnabel…
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PFI: Managed Grazing 101
Ames Ames, IABassett Farms is a three-generation operation near Ames, Iowa, raising 1,500 acres of row crops alongside a 100-head cow-calf herd. Mike manages the grazing side and has spent the past…
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PFI: Drainage Water Recycling and Double Cropping
Lytton Lytton, IowaMark and Melissa Schleisman and their family raise popcorn, field corn, soybeans, rye, wheat, oats, cattle and hogs at M&M Farms in Calhoun County, Iowa. Soil and water conservation are…
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Athene Watershed 26: A convergence of ag and conservation
Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines, IowaAbout the Summit The Upper Mississippi River Watershed stands at a crossroads. Agricultural runoff, public health risks, and recurrent flooding are converging into one of the most pressing environmental and…
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PFI: Building a Seed Conditioning Business
Carroll Carroll, IowaRyan Tiefenthaler grew up helping on his family’s row crop and hog farm near Carroll, Iowa. After college, he returned to the farm to help his dad and started a…