Field Day Forecast: 100% Information Mixed with Scattered Celebrations

We make no guarantees on the weather for the 2001 field day season, but we’re confident you’ll get plenty of opportunities to expand both your knowledge base and circle of friends at any of the PFI events. This year we’re combining our traditional field days featuring on-farm research with five PFI community days.

Fifteen Years of On-Farm Research

That’s right. PFI’s been monitoring on-farm research almost from the organization’s start. It’s no accident that PFI’s tag line is “Farmers helping farmers make better decisions.” And the majority of producers who attend a PFI field day do say that it helped them in adopting at least one new practice. PFI field days combine management experts (farmers) and good reality testing (replicated trials) with the technical background of ISU researchers and PFI’s Extension coordinators.

I N  T H I S  I S S U E

1   Summer Field Days
   – On-Farm Research
   – Community Days

5   Changes, Changes, Changes
   – Robert Karp

5   Staff Contacts

6   Board Business
   – Colin Wilson

6   Online Directory
   – Rick Exner

7   Notes and Notices
   – Leopold Center Funding
   – Composting Workshop
   – Feed Corn for Sale

8   Teen Leadership Training

9   Annual Youth and Family Camp

10 Keeping the Rows Straight
   New Board Member Profiles
      – Michael Nash
      – Barney Bahrenfuse
      – Tom Wahl
   District Meeting Reports: Districts 2, 3, 5

13 Small Farm Project Report
   – Rick Hartmann

15 On- Farm Research
   – Seeding and Weeding
   – Organic Soybeans
   – Strip Intercropping

21 Summer Camp Registration

30 PFI Representatives and How to Join!

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