Recently the PFI board of directors and staff came
to an important realization. We recognized that PFI was being called
to play a much larger and stronger leadership role in the state of
Iowa than we have played ever before. Agriculture is in crisis, as
you well know, and many more people and organizations have begun to
look to PFI for sensible solutions, credible research and creative
ideas. Decisive changes need to occur soon if the small and medium
sized farmer will remain a part of the Iowa landscape – not to
mention clean air, water and soil. More and more people can now see
that this is the case.
| This leadership campaign
has and will involve reaching out to a wide variety of
organizations and individuals. In the coming year it will
also involve reaching out to you – the PFI members. |
One other thing we recognize, however, is that for
PFI to play this larger role, we will need to diversify our funding
sources beyond the usual government and foundation granting
agencies. Just as farms need diversity to be sustainable so do
organizations. Recognizing this need, we have decided to embark on a
campaign to secure upwards of
(Beyond
Grants, continued.)
