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Practical Farmers of Iowa was founded in 1985, a time when farmers were under great economic pressure. During that time, Iowa agriculture was in a threefold crisis: Evidence of the negative ecological consequences of current farming practices was mounting; the collapse of commodity prices called into question the economic sustainability of agriculture; and the demise of thousands of farms was ...
“Farmers who aren’t getting or inheriting land from their family have to start with a smaller footprint,” said Sally Worley, executive director of Practical Farmers of Iowa, a sustainable ...
In 2020, Bolson connected with a Washington state woman to rent land she owns in Iowa, using a Practical Farmers of Iowa program. The landowner qualified for the state’s beginning farm tax ...
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. steps into his role as the expected nominee to head the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Iowa farmers — and by extension, the nation — face a pivotal ...
Farmers from Iowa (205 P) I. ... Practical Farmers of Iowa; S. Sioux City Grain Exchange This page was last edited on 23 December 2023, at 23:39 ...
A grassroots coalition of current students of the ISU Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture, emeritus faculty and alumni of ISU, farmers, and members of Iowa Farmers Union, Iowa Environmental Council, Center for Rural Affairs, Women, Food and Agriculture Network, ISU Sustainable Agriculture Student Association, and Practical Farmers of ...
Iowa farmers face falling prices, declining profits and longest drought since the 1950s. 'It's a stressful time,' says a central Iowa grower. Iowa farmers head into fields, hoping rains will ...
The non-profit Practical Farmers of Iowa called the book "very readable", especially as it had relatable anecdotes throughout, ultimately calling it a "worthwhile read for those wanting to better understand the development of the beef industry in the U.S." [8] Writing in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Michael D. Wise stated that the book is a "valuable resource for readers in need of a ...