PFI: Drainage Water Recycling and Double Cropping
Mark 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…
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PFI: Trying and Promoting Soil Health and Water Quality Practices in Northern Iowa
Wallingford Wallingford, IowaDerek Young is a fourth-generation farmer who began farming in 1993 with his father and grandfather, running a soybean, corn and cattle operation. He strip-tills over half of his corn…
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PFI: Petite Prairies: Small-Scale Blooms, Big Benefits for Pollinators
Prairie City Prairie City, IowaCatherine Schut owns and operates Hive and Petal, a boutique flower farm in Prairie City, Iowa, focused on specialty blooms and honeybees. Catherine grows unique seasonal flowers, from winter tulips…
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PFI: Starting a Cover Crop Business, Flying Drones and Seeding Covers
Forest City Forest City, IowaMark and Brenda Kingland farm on 1,700 acres in Winnebago County, Iowa. Eight years ago, they began strip-tilling to change efficiency in their fertilizer program and improve soil health. In 2022, Mark…
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Organic Kernza, Sunflowers and Oats: Seeking Financial and Agronomic Sustainability
Cambridge Cambridge, IowaCentral Iowa farmers Caleb Akin and Noah Wendt began farming together through their partnership, A & W Farms, in 2006. They began transitioning acres to organic in 2015, drawn by…
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Lobe Rangers at James Hepp’s farm
Rockwell City Rockwell City, IowaHear from Iowa farmers about what it takes to clean up Iowa’s water – including a panel Q&A. Registration starts at 9 AM…program begins at 9:30 AM with lunch at…
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PFI: Measuring and Interpreting Soil Health Benefits
Prairie City Prairie City, IowaWill Cannon and his wife, Cassie, farm 1,000 acres of strip-till corn and no-till soybeans near Prairie City, Iowa. They use cover crops on a large scale and have reduced their applied…
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PFI: Oxbows to Improve Water Quality
Webster City Webster City, IowaIn 2018, Selden Spencer purchased farmland along White Fox Creek in Hamilton County, Iowa. The 100-acre property, previously owned by Ray Fry, is a mixture of cropland, woodland, ravines and…