It's National Farm Safety Week!
Learn about how Iowa is celebrating.
Iowans to Observe Farm Safety Week Sept. 20-26
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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach reminds farmers and farm communities to practice farm safety during this difficult year.Virtual Organic Field Day Video Available Online
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Although COVID-19 prevented in-person organic field days, a virtual field day was still held and can be watched on this video from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.PFI member Rob Faux of Genuine Faux Farm near Tripoli wrote a blog about how he uses PFI's open-access vegetable yield and production data website.
At this site, farmers and members of the public have open access to view, filter and download farmer- and researcher-submitted production and yield data.
What Yield Data Can Do For You
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Small, diversified vegetable and poultry farm. Sustainable, small scale farming. Certified organic. Heirloom and open pollinated vegetables.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host eleven Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training meetings from November 2019 through March 2020. The training sessions are for fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, and Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs). Each class will be led by ISU Extension and Outreach specialists.