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Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) Equipping farmers to build resilient farms and communities. Join us!

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Join us for a brand-new farmer-to-farmer learning opportunity with our "Cover Crop Phone-a-Friend" calls. We will use Zoom to host these virtual events. Register for the first call on Aug. 12 at noon: bit.ly/3GIOGH2

Join us for a brand-new farmer-to-farmer learning opportunity with our "Cover Crop Phone-a-Friend" calls.

We will use Zoom to host these virtual events. Register for the first call on Aug. 12 at noon:  bit.ly/3GIOGH2
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In the summer issue of our quarterly magazine, the Practical Farmer, Martha McFarland, PFI's senior farmland viability coordinator, shares the ins and outs of conservation easements. Read the full article: bit.ly/4nX9OtX

In the summer issue of our quarterly magazine, the Practical Farmer, Martha McFarland, PFI's senior farmland viability coordinator, shares the ins and outs of conservation easements. 

Read the full article: bit.ly/4nX9OtX
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Join Kerrie Willis, one of the founders of PLANT Washington community garden and Sarah Nizzi for the Xeres Society for a field day on Aug. 2. from 10 a.m. to noon. RSVP today: bit.ly/3GFTm0s

Join Kerrie Willis, one of the founders of PLANT Washington community garden and Sarah Nizzi for the Xeres Society for a field day on Aug. 2. from 10 a.m. to noon. 

RSVP today: bit.ly/3GFTm0s
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The field day, "Reducing Inputs and Increasing Resilience Through Cover Crops and Building Soil Health" scheduled in Orange City, IA, at Jon and Dave Kiel's Farm on 7/30, has been cancelled due to storm damage that occurred in Northwest Iowa.

The field day, "Reducing Inputs and Increasing Resilience Through Cover Crops and Building Soil Health" scheduled in Orange City, IA, at Jon and Dave Kiel's Farm on 7/30, has been cancelled due to storm damage that occurred in Northwest Iowa.
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Register for our virtual cover crop workshop today! This event is taking place on Aug. 5 from 2 to 5 p.m. on Zoom. Sign up now: bit.ly/4esCo1Z

Register for our virtual cover crop workshop today! This event is taking place on Aug. 5 from 2 to 5 p.m. on Zoom. 

 Sign up now: bit.ly/4esCo1Z
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Head to Engelbrecht Farm on Aug. 5 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Waverly, Iowa, for a field day at Seth and Tricia Engelbrecht's flower farm. RSVP now: bit.ly/3IUHS9Q

Head to Engelbrecht Farm on Aug. 5 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Waverly, Iowa, for a field day at Seth and Tricia Engelbrecht's flower farm. 

RSVP now: bit.ly/3IUHS9Q
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Are you curious about the benefits of adding rye to your rotation? Attend a field day on Aug. 7 from 10 a.m. to noon in Avoca, Nebraska. Join Lee at this field day to learn about his challenges and successes while using cereal rye as a cover crop. RSVP: bit.ly/45bQ1ON

Are you curious about the benefits of adding rye to your rotation? Attend a field day on Aug. 7 from 10 a.m. to noon in Avoca, Nebraska. 

Join Lee at this field day to learn about his challenges and successes while using cereal rye as a cover crop.

RSVP: bit.ly/45bQ1ON
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Join farmer Bryce Irlbeck for a field day in Manning, Iowa, on Aug. 12 from 9 to 11 a.m. Bryce and his family grow 4,000 acres of organic corn, soybeans, peas, barley, canola, rye and alfalfa. RSVP: bit.ly/4ldE6WL

Join farmer Bryce Irlbeck for a field day in Manning, Iowa, on Aug. 12 from 9 to 11 a.m. 

Bryce and his family grow 4,000 acres of organic corn, soybeans, peas, barley, canola, rye and alfalfa.

RSVP: bit.ly/4ldE6WL
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Calling all farmers around Monroe City, Missouri. Join us for a field day on Aug. 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. to learn how Tim and Trent Gottman fit cover crops into their northeast Missouri farm. RSVP for this field day: bit.ly/4fsJi7N

Calling all farmers around Monroe City, Missouri. Join us for a field day on Aug. 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. to learn how Tim and Trent Gottman fit cover crops into their northeast Missouri farm. 

RSVP for this field day: bit.ly/4fsJi7N
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Join Jeff and Nancy Pudenz for a field day at their farm in Churdan, Iowa, on Aug. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. Since buying their farm 15 years ago, Jeff and Nancy Pudenz have worked hard to create large-scale conservation areas. RSVP: bit.ly/3HgWuzT

Join Jeff and Nancy Pudenz for a field day at their farm in Churdan, Iowa, on Aug. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. 

Since buying their farm 15 years ago, Jeff and Nancy Pudenz have worked hard to create large-scale conservation areas. 

RSVP: bit.ly/3HgWuzT
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Our first Zoom call of our Cover Crop Phone-a-Friend series is coming up on Aug. 12 from noon to 12:30 p.m. RSVP now: bit.ly/3GIOGH2

Our first Zoom call of our Cover Crop Phone-a-Friend series is coming up on Aug. 12 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

RSVP now: bit.ly/3GIOGH2
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Thinking about establishing or improving a grazing system for the livestock on your farm? Sign up for a free grazing consultation call with PFI's livestock viability manager, Margaret Chamas. Schedule your consultation: bit.ly/4kmSnjd

Thinking about establishing or improving a grazing system for the livestock on your farm? Sign up for a free grazing consultation call with PFI's livestock viability manager, Margaret Chamas. 

Schedule your consultation: bit.ly/4kmSnjd
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PFI's N Rate Risk Protection Program is designed to help you determine an optimal and economical rate, which can save you money and increase your farm's resilience. Learn more and enroll today: bit.ly/4eVlI2q

PFI's N Rate Risk Protection Program is designed to help you determine an optimal and economical rate, which can save you money and increase your farm's resilience. 

Learn more and enroll today: bit.ly/4eVlI2q
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Horticulture farmers are finding creative and effective ways to use cover crops. Read the full summer magazine article to learn more about these farmers' innovative practices: bit.ly/4muC1Xo

Horticulture farmers are finding creative and effective ways to use cover crops.

Read the full summer magazine article to learn more about these farmers' innovative practices: bit.ly/4muC1Xo
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Calling all beginning farmers! Applications are now open for the Savings Incentive Program. This two-year program supports beginning and aspiring farmers in creating successful farm businesses. Apply today: bit.ly/4lCLuv7

Calling all beginning farmers! Applications are now open for the Savings Incentive Program. This two-year program supports beginning and aspiring farmers in creating successful farm businesses. 

Apply today: bit.ly/4lCLuv7
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Join Ben and Katherine De Boef for a field day at their farm in Montezuma, Iowa, on Aug. 25 from 9 to 11 a.m. RSVP for this field day: bit.ly/46OSQIa

Join Ben and Katherine De Boef for a field day at their farm in Montezuma, Iowa, on Aug. 25 from 9 to 11 a.m.

RSVP for this field day: bit.ly/46OSQIa