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CSIF News Briefs – March 2017
Calving Under Roof Event Highlights Key Management Considerations for Cow-Calf Producers Shrinking pasture availability has led many cow-calf producers across the Midwest to consider calving under roof as a viable alternative. That’s why experts at the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers recent Midwest Cow-Calf Symposium were invited to address the key management decisions of raising...
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Water: For You. For Trees. For Livestock
Water is one of the most vital resources for all living things. Clean drinking water is fundamental for a healthy and viable human life, but did you know water quality is just as important to livestock as it is to humans? The quality of streams, rivers, lakes and watersheds are crucial to the well being...
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Iowa Farmer Today Publications Invests in the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – March 15, 2017 – Iowa Farmer Today Publications, a company focused on providing timely agricultural news and information to Iowa’s farmers, affirms its support of Iowa agriculture through an investment in the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF). The financial commitment made by Iowa Farmer Today Publications will assist CSIF...
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CSIF News Briefs – February 2017
Swanson Family of Montgomery County Presented with Good Farm Neighbor Award The Swanson brothers of Red Oak, Iowa were awarded the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award on Thursday, January 26 in recognition of their outstanding efforts as environmental stewards, livestock caretakers and community leaders. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Bill Northey, presented the award to the...
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Designed with Livestock in Mind
From improving site aesthetics to enhancing neighbor relations, a properly planted windbreak can serve many functions on the farm. Most importantly, trees can protect livestock from inclement weather conditions including harsh winds, blowing snow or extreme temperatures. Whether livestock are raised in a feedlot, pasture or barn setting, windbreaks should be designed to meet the...
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CSIF Symposium to Focus on Calving Under Roof
Industry experts share insight into environmental benefits, economics, cattle health and reducing feed costs WEST DES MOINES, IOWA – February 6, 2017 – The Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) is hosting a “Calving Under Roof Symposium – Expanding the Cowherd – The Confinement Option” on March 21-22 in Omaha to provide livestock farmers an...
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Swanson Family of Montgomery County Presented with Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award
For brothers Kirk, Kent and Kevin Swanson, building relationships with their neighbors is as important as the cropland they tend to and the livestock they raise. “We produce pigs, but I really think more than anything we’ve been a vehicle for relationships, and that’s the neatest thing about the experiment we call 4K Farms,” said...
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CSIF News Briefs – January 2017
Tight Margins Fuel Farmers’ Risk Management Decisions If history is any guide of agriculture’s economic cycle, today’s downturn in prices will create new opportunities for farmers to capture the next movement of consumer demand. The Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers recent Farming for the Future Conference provided farmers the risk management tools and resources they...
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Top 10 Farming for the Future Considerations
During periods of low profit margins, it can be easy to get caught up with the current conditions of the market and overlook the preventative measures needed to ensure future profitability on the farm. Business and financial planning experts at the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers recent Farming for the Future Conference highlighted the key...
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Tight Margins Fuel Farmers’ Risk Management Decisions
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – January 27, 2017 – If history is any guide of agriculture’s economic cycle, the risk management strategies farmers realize during a downturn in prices will greatly impact their ability to capture the next movement of consumer demand, according to experts from the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) recent ‘Farming...
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