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PFI Farmers Speak Up for Conservation, Beginning Farmers and Fairness in the...

PFI Farmers Speak Up for Conservation, Beginning Farmers and Fairness in the Farm Bill, Urge Others to Do the Same For Release: April 5, 2012 Download PDF (123 kB) View Fullscreen The post PFI Farmers...

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PFI Farmers Speak Up for Conservation During D.C. Fly-In

Do you value federal programs like the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) or Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)? Then follow the lead of three PFI farmers and make your voices heard....

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Support Beginning Farmers

Its not too late. CALL TODAY. Support Beginning Farmers. URGE IOWA’S Senators to support the Brown-Nelson Amendment to support Beginning Farmers. Calls to Jared Hill with Senator Grassley’s office or...

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A new farmer’s take on integrating niche beef, pork and crops is focus of a...

A new farmer’s take on integrating niche beef, pork and crops is focus of a Practical Farmers of Iowa field day August 1, near Alta (Buena Vista County) – RSVPs requested For Release: July 24, 2012...

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Practical Farmers of Iowa seeks experienced farmers to become trainers for...

Practical Farmers of Iowa seeks experienced farmers to become trainers for new beginning farmer program Apply by Nov. 30 For Release: November 9, 2012 Download PDF (131 kB) View Fullscreen The post...

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Labor4Learning Program helps beginning farmers get paid on-the-job training...

Labor4Learning Program helps beginning farmers get paid on-the-job training from ten established farms around Iowa For Release: January 29, 2013 Download PDF (231 kB) View Fullscreen The post...

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Beginning Farmer Tax Credit benefits beginners and landowners

Beginning Farmer Tax Credit benefits beginners and landowners Apply by September 1 for 2013 leases For Release: August 22, 2013 Download PDF (132 kB) View Fullscreen The post Beginning Farmer Tax...

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Beginning and aspiring farmers: Apply for Practical Farmers of Iowa’s 2014-15...

Beginning and aspiring farmers: Apply for Practical Farmers of Iowa’s 2014-15 Savings Incentive Program by Oct. 4 For Release: September 18, 2013 Download PDF (143 kB) View Fullscreen The post...

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Practical Farmers raises $75,000+ for beginning farmers

Practical Farmers raises $75,000+ for beginning farmers For Release: October 8, 2013 Download PDF (129 kB) View Fullscreen The post Practical Farmers raises $75,000+ for beginning farmers appeared...

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Check Out These Assets!

Remember getting $10 as a graduation gift, or maybe even $50?  Ever hit the jackpot with $2400? Yeah, me neither.  But graduates of the Savings Incentive Program did!  Completing the Savings Incentive...

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CSA Workshop Retreat 2016: Summary

It was cold. It was snowy. Several cars needed two attempts at the dirt road’s final hill. But once the thirty-six CSA farmers had introduced themselves and settled in for some conversation, everything...

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Practical Farmers Use EQIP to Build Business – Deadline Mar 17 for EQIP 2017

Today I’d like to introduce you to two farmers: Jenny Quiner and Dusty Farnsworth. Jenny runs a ¼ acre urban vegetable farm in Des Moines while Dusty farms several hundred acres of organic and...

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Beginner Farmers Break from the Heat

How far would you travel to socialize with other beginning farmers? On a sultry July Saturday evening 37 beginning farmers gathered at a summer social hosted by Jack Davis in Adel, Iowa. Practical...

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Check Out These Assets!

Remember getting $10 as a graduation gift, or maybe even $50?  Ever hit the jackpot with $2400? Yeah, me neither.  But graduates of the Savings Incentive Program did!  Completing the Savings Incentive...

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CSA Workshop Retreat 2016: Summary

It was cold. It was snowy. Several cars needed two attempts at the dirt road’s final hill. But once the thirty-six CSA farmers had introduced themselves and settled in for some conversation, everything...

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Practical Farmers Use EQIP to Build Business – Deadline Mar 17 for EQIP 2017

Today I’d like to introduce you to two farmers: Jenny Quiner and Dusty Farnsworth. Jenny runs a ¼ acre urban vegetable farm in Des Moines while Dusty farms several hundred acres of organic and...

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Beginner Farmers Break from the Heat

How far would you travel to socialize with other beginning farmers? On a sultry July Saturday evening 37 beginning farmers gathered at a summer social hosted by Jack Davis in Adel, Iowa. Practical...

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