We're excited to share that our 2026 field day schedule is now live on our website!
This year, we have over 60 farms across Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin opening their farm gates. Join fellow farmers and supporters to learn about a range of topics, from small grains and mushrooms to grazing, honey, weed control and more.
Field days are free and open to everyone. View the full calendar using the link in our bio.
PFI recognizes the critical importance of connecting beginning farmers and retiring landowners, as well as connecting existing farmers with more opportunities for land access.
Our new website makes it easier to explore our resources, including land-matching support, succession-planning resources for retiring landowners and more. See how PFI can support your land needs using the link in our bio.
Our latest cost-share is currently enrolling! Our 2026 cost-share for extended rotations supports farmers growing oats, cereal rye, wheat, barley or triticale. There are two options:
Small grains cost-share: Harvest a small grain in 2026 and follow it with a frost-seeded or summer-planted cover crop with at least one legume species.
Reduction of applied nitrogen on corn cost-share: Reduce nitrogen inputs to 2026 corn that follows a small grain with a cover crop or leguminous hay crop.
Enroll now using the link in our bio.
Central Missouri grazier Greg Judy has spent more than two decades building a South Pole cattle herd that works with his land.
In our latest YouTube video, Greg shares why he believes the real key to profitability isn't what you earn per animal – it's what you earn per acre.
Watch the full video to learn what he means using the link in our bio.
Registration is now open for the second annual Midwest Meat Summit taking place June 17-18, 2026, in Ankeny, Iowa!
Farmers, butchers and industry experts are invited to two days of hands-on technical and business assistance, valuable speaker sessions and ample time to mingle and connect.
Register to secure your spot today using the link in our bio.
Farm-fresh basil is a summer staple for many, and an important crop for horticultural farmers in the direct-to-consumer market.
However, the fungal disease powdery mildew can reduce the quality and shorten the harvest window of the crop. In 2022, multiple farmers conducted on-farm research to see if new varieties Prospera DMR and Rutgers Devotion DMR would provide greater resilience to powdery mildew.
Review the full research report using the link in our bio.
At PFI, we're all about fostering connections and community, from our annual conference to our many field days and other events.
But did you know we also offer a range of email discussion groups?
When you become a PFI member, you have the option to join our field crops, livestock, horticulture, perspectives and announcements email groups.
Become a member and join the conversation today using the link in our bio.
Today, April 30, is the final day to enroll in PFI's N Rate Risk Protection Program!
This program offers support from our staff agronomists to help you find a feasible nitrogen reduction level, and a safety net in the form of a payment if you experience a yield drop.
Enroll now using the link in our bio.
Save the date for the second annual Midwest Meat Summit taking place June 17-18 in Ankeny, Iowa.
This event, hosted by PFI in collaboration with the National Meat Summit Steering Committee, brings together the entire meat supply chain to learn, network and build community.
Farmers, butchers and industry experts are invited to two days of hands-on technical and business assistance, speaker sessions and time to connect.
Registration opens on April 29.
We're excited to share that PFI's "Don't Farm Naked" billboards won a first-place award for billboards or outdoors signs at the National Agri-Marketing Association Best of NAMA awards!
Sarah Krumm, PFI's graphic design and photography manager, designed the billboards and accepted the award on behalf of both PFI and our advertising agency partner, Trilix. The award was presented April 15 in St. Louis, Missouri, during the 2026 Agri-Marketing Conference.
What an exciting start to this spring for PFI, especially as many of our farmers prepare to not farm naked.
At PFI, we're all about fostering connections and community, from our annual conference to our many field days and other events.
But did you know we also offer a range of email discussion groups?
When you become a PFI member, you have the option to join our field crops, livestock, horticulture, perspectives and announcements email groups. Become a member and join the conversation today using the link in our bio.
There's no shortage of conversations around fertilizer prices as we move into the spring planting season.
At PFI, our focus has always been finding practical solutions for farming challenges. Our N Rate Risk Protection Program offers support from our staff agronomists to help you find a feasible nitrogen reduction level, and a safety net in the form of a payment if you experience a yield drop.
Enrollment closes on April 30 using the link in our bio.
