PFI: Conservation in Action on a Multigenerational Family Farm
Ken Fawcett has been part of Fawcett Family Farms for decades. The operation, in Cedar County, Iowa, is now run by Ken’s son, Thomas, and nephew, Kent Stuart. But though…
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PFI: Considering Cover Crops? Species, Mixes and Support To Meet Your Farm’s Needs
Irwin Irwin, IowaEric Fara grew up in Shelby County, Iowa, where his family raised crops for seed and his grandpa ran a grain elevator through which he sold the seed. About 25…
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PFI: Grazing for a Goal
Larchwood Larchwood, IowaKarl Palmberg’s Larchwood, Iowa, farm has been in his family since 1938. But when he left for college, the operation was mothballed and put into hibernation. After retiring from the…
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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: Cleaning Water With Edge-of-Field Practices
Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IowaJim O’Connell and his son, Casey, specialize in corn and soybeans at O’Connell Farms in Linn County, Iowa. For the past 17 years, Jim has planted cover crops green into…
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PFI: Virtual Cover Crop Workshop
VirtualThis virtual cover crop workshop offers an afternoon of sessions for farmers who are currently using cover crops in their farm practices, as well as those considering it. All are…
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PFI: Boosting a Farm’s Resiliency Through Cover Crops and Crop Rotations
Marengo Marengo, IowaRoss McCaw began planting cover crops in 2019 to try to reduce his nitrogen inputs. He’s taking part in a nitrogen reduction trial through PFI’s on-farm research program to document…
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PFI: No-till, Covers, & Livestock
Waverly Waverly, IowaJustin Wehling began farming in 2023 with a conventional approach. He is now making small changes and trialing different practices to improve the soil health on his land. Justin moved…
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PFI: Increasing a Northeast Iowa Farm’s Resiliency by Adapting Practices and Equipment
Farmersburg Farmersburg, IowaBrian Keehner’s goal of adding diversity to his 820 acres of crop fields began when he took over the family farm in 2012. He is constantly trialing new approaches, like frost-seeding, to…
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PFI: Cover Crops and Conservation Across All Acres
Oskaloosa Oskaloosa, IowaJackson and Amanda Drost are part of Drost Farms, a multigenerational family farm in Mahaska County, Iowa, raising corn, soybeans and cattle. Around 2010, the Drosts flew on their first…