On the evening of Saturday, Jan. 23, a crowd of expectant guests tuned in from couches, kitchen tables and other cozy nooks across multiple time zones to hear six PFI members share their personal stories live during the concluding event of “Coming Home,” PFI’s 2021 virtual annual conference.

Read the stories they shared at the conference in the latest issue of the magazine, which is now up on our website!

Check out stories about butchery start-ups, farm-to-school programs, our strategic plan and more.

The issue also feature a profile of Paul Ackley and his late wife, Nancy, the recipients of our 2021 Sustainable Agriculture Achievement Award.

The Labor4Learning program is designed for beginning farmers seeking employment and additional training in farm management and production skills.

Trainer farms are now hiring! Take a look at the list of farms seeking employees.

Sarah Carlson, strategic initiatives director for PFI, was featured in Fortune: PepsiCo is betting big on regenerative agriculture

Practical Farmers of Iowa was mentioned in Wallaces Farmer: Resilient Ag Landscapes: Cover crop economics work best when grazed by livestock and supported by cost-share

Have you been featured in the media? 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: tamsyn@practicalfarmers.org