• PFI: Habitat Restoration & Nature Inspired Grazing

    Lovilia, Iowa Lovilia, Iowa

    Mike 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…

  • How Crop Diversification Becomes Product Innovation

    St Paul St. Paul, Minnesota

    Join a dynamic group of retailers, ingredient companies, and brands for an interactive workshop and field tour featuring functional uses, compelling consumer storylines, and innovation opportunities for new food ingredients…

  • Heartland: Fawcett Farms Field Day

    West Branch West Branch, Iowa

    Fawcett Field Day Flyer 7-28   Join Heartland Co-op for a field day at Fawcett Farms. Bring the whole family for this one! There will be a bounce house, swimming,…

  • PFI: Grazing CRP for Beginning Farmers

    Harper Harper, Iowa

    The Adam family has farmed their land near Harper, Iowa, since 1851. Eric and Madison Adam are trying to manage the ground with the next 175 years in mind. One…

  • PFI: Cleaning Water With Edge-of-Field Practices

    Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, Iowa

    Jim 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…

  • PFI: Oxbows to Improve Water Quality

    Webster City Webster City, Iowa

    In 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…

  • PFI: Cover Crops, Cattle and Corn Cobs

    Monticello Monticello, Iowa

    Nicole Vernon grew up on Monck Farms, a 700-acre corn and soybean farm near Monticello, Iowa, where her parents emphasized sustainable farming and conservation practices. While at Iowa State University,…