Do you need to plan for your farm's future? Getting started is the hardest part of farm succession planning. Let PFI help!

Join us Jan. 19-20 for "Getting Started With Farm Transition," one of three pre-conference short courses we are pleased to offer ahead of official annual conference festivities.

In this short course, we will identify the steps of a farm succession process, including how to:

• clarify your goals and vision for the future
• recognize and value the assets being transferred
• determine the ways you can transfer those assets through trusts, land contracts and gifting

Learn more about this short course and the experts who will be there to guide you. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged.

Apply for PFI's Produce Safety Cost-Share by Dec. 15

The application deadline for our Produce Safety Cost-Share is quickly approaching.

Let PFI help you get the money you need to make on-farm improvements that will help you expand your markets.

To be eligible, you must be a specialty crop producer in Iowa and have a PSA Grower Training certificate.

Questions? Email: jacqueline.venner.senske@practicalfarmers.org

Are you an experienced farmer? Apply to be a trainer in our Labor4Learning program

New research report: "Overwintered Salad Green Variety Trial"

The objective of this trial was to determine which of several salad greens species are most cold tolerant for overwintering.

Hannah Breckbill and Emily Fagan of Humble Hands Harvest, and Jon Yagla of The Millet Seed farm, seeded over 15 different varieties of salad greens and compared germination and survival rates.

Read this new research report to find out which greens are reliable for overwintering.

New research report: "Interseeding Cover Crops to Corn"

Jack Boyer and Dick Sloan have found success for years using winter small grains like cereal rye and winter wheat as cover crops when seeded in the fall.

Both wanted to find out if interseeding a cover crop when corn reaches the V5 stage in early summer can be a reliable way to establish and overwinter a more diverse cover crop suite compared to seeding a winter small-grain cover crop post-harvest in the fall.

Was their interseeding method successful? Find out in our latest report.

Autumn magazine article: "Bringing Meat Closer to Home"

The latest issue of the Practical Farmer includes an article on the state of meat processing in Iowa, and what that means for farmers like Chad and Katie Hensley, who used to have to drive 115 miles to have their meat processed before new legislation was passed.

Read "Bringing Meat Closer to Home" to learn how small- and medium-sized farms in Iowa supported legislation to help address meat processing barriers in their area.

Autumn magazine article: "Coming Home, Passing It On"

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Before the year 2022 wraps up, we have a bold goal of raising $55,000 to support our farmer-led programming.

Please, donate today and help us continue to expand our important work into the future.

You can contribute with confidence, knowing that your financial support enables PFI to strengthen agriculture in Iowa and beyond through farmer-led priorities and research.

With your help, the bright horizon we are striving to reach will become a reality.

Members in the News

Beth Hoffman of Lovilia, IA, was featured in Ottumwa Courrier: Local author discusses economics of farming

Hannah Bernhardt of Finlayson, MN, was featured in Morrison County Record: MFU members adopt special order, elect delegates to national convention

Muriel Strand of Sacramento, CA, was mentioned in No-Till Farmer: Highlights of the week Dec. 1, 2022: How Much Do Farmers Actually Make on Food?

Hannah Breckbill of Decorah, IA, was featured in Morning Ag Clips: Webinar explores cooperatives in food system: Focus will be on land access, infrastructure needs, fair prices, and land stewardship

PFI in the News

Lydia English, PFI's field crop viability manager, was featured in Successful Farming: Oat and Rye Farmers Eligible for Revenue Protection in 2023

Have you been featured in the media? If you're a PFI member, tell us when and where to find a link to the article, and we'll feature you in a future issue of Practical News.

Contact: rachel.burke@practicalfarmers.org

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