Inspired by the floods of 2019, Arthur and Lee Wisecup have embraced an ambitious cover crop strategy for their river-bottom farm near Missouri Valley, Iowa.

Seeking to improve soil health, suppress weeds and learn how to work with cover crops, Lee and Arthur decided to plant a multi-species cover crop mix on 500 of their 1,600 acres.

Read more about their cover crop strategy and how they're refining their equipment to meet their farming needs.

Lightning is powerful, focused, illuminating and over fast. For our 2023 PFI annual conference, we are bringing back lightning talks to our session offerings.

As the name suggests, lightning talks are short, focused and, hopefully, exciting to watch! We know many of you are evaluating new practices or have figured out a process that would be nice to share with others. And we know some of you don’t want to talk for an hour. How about 8 minutes?

If you’d like to deliver a lightning talk during the conference, we want to hear from you! Please let us know using this form and we’ll follow up.

Hannah Breckbill and Emily Fagan of Humble Hands Harvest wondered if a soil primer (Rejuvenate) could improve the productivity of Napa cabbage.

They also wondered if the soil primer would improve Napa cabbage’s tolerance to pests – does a healthier, less stressed plant suffer less damage from aphids?

Read about the trial's key findings.

Are you looking for ways to reduce nitrogen on your farm? We know the risk of lower crop yields is real. That's why we are pleased to announce our new Fertilizer Yield Warranty Program.

The program provides support and a yield warranty for farmers who reduce their nitrogen applications – saving them money and increasing their farm’s resiliency.

Learn more and apply here.