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Learning through research
BOONE — Jeremy Gustafson is always looking for a better way on his family farm a short distance northeast of the Farm Progress site near Boone. That desire to learn is a big part of the reason he sought to learn more about Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) several years ago. “I’ve been a member of Practical Farmers of Iowa for maybe 15 years or more,” Gustafson said. “When we started doing cover crops, I looked at them because at the time they were one of the only groups that were promoting and doing research on it.” Based in Ames, the way PFI operates is reminiscent of ...