PFI: Building a Seed Conditioning Business
Ryan 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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Carroll Carroll, Iowa
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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…
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NREC Batch & Build Workshop: Site Vetting and Surveying
Melbourne MelbourneThis is the second of a series of workshops to help equip ag retail professionals and others to address Iowa’s nitrogen challenge by scaling edge-of-field practices through batch and build…
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CDI Annual Conference
Ames Ames, IABased on feedback from our membership, we have pushed back the dates by one day. Our conference will be Tuesday and Wednesday, August 25 & 26. Look for details and…