Partners
Iowa Learning Farms utilizes strong partners--farmers, non-farmers, urban residents, educators, agencies, and conservationists--as spokespersons around the state. These people are opinion leaders and positive role models who practice, understand and promote a renewed commitment to a Culture of Conservation.
These partners are involved with ILF in different ways. They may be demonstrating specific conservation practices on their land, hosting a field day on their farm, presenting a program at their local service organization meeting, writing editorials for local or regional newspapers, speaking to students--the possibilities are numerous. ILF Partners speak from their own experiences as well as from science-based information through the ILF program, Iowa State University and other research institutions.
We hope that their positive messages will be an effective method to bring about a renewed commitment to a Culture of Conservation. Innovative conservationists seeking better answers, attempting new and improved practices, and sharing the results will drive change.
ILF Farmer Partners
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Fred Abels Holland ~ Grundy County |
Mark Ingwersen Spirit Lake ~ Dickinson County |
D.G. and Rosemary Partridge Wall Lake ~ Sac County |
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Nathan Anderson Cherokee ~ Cherokee County |
Collin Jensen West Union ~ Fayette County |
Rod Pierce Woodward ~ Boone County |
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Jerry Andresen Wyoming ~ Jones County |
David Jensen Hamlin ~ Audubon County |
Robert Pridie Akron ~ Plymouth County |
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Jack Bensick Pleasantville ~ Marion County |
Barbara Johnson Villisca ~ Page County |
Nate Ronsiek Hawarden ~ Sioux County |
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Steve Berger Wellman ~ Washington County |
Paul Kassel/Clay County Growers Spencer ~ Clay County |
Dave Ruden Dubuque ~ Dubuque County |
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Eric Boehm Wadena ~ Fayette County |
Jody Kerns Edgewood ~ Clayton County |
Max Schmidt Elma ~ Howard County |
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Thad Bridges Elliott ~ East Pottawattamie County |
John Kielkopf Hedrick ~ Keokuk County |
Smeltzer Trust Farm Dave and Gary Nelson Fort Dodge ~ Webster County |
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Doug Campbell Shannon City ~ Ringgold County |
Laura Krouse Mount Vernon ~ Linn County |
Richard Sloan Rowley ~ Buchanan County |
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Randy Caviness Greenfield ~ Adair County |
Carl Kurtz St. Anthony ~ Marshall County |
Sam Spellman Woodward ~ Dallas County |
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Jerry and Pete Crew Webb ~ Clay County |
Barry Kusel Manning ~ Carroll County |
Glen Stenzel Hamburg ~ Fremont County |
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Mike Deahr West Liberty ~ Muscatine County |
Norman Lust New Virginia ~ Warren County |
Scott Swanson |
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Dan Eklund Huxley ~ Webster County (farm) |
Robert Lynch Gilmore City ~ Humboldt County |
Dean Tiefenthaler Breda ~ Carroll County |
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Craig Embretson |
Bruce Manthe Merrill ~ Plymouth County |
Mark Thompson Badger ~ Webster County |
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Craig Fleishman Minburn ~ Dallas County |
Dennis McLaughlin Cumming ~ Madison County |
Arlo Van Diest Webster City ~ Hamilton County |
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Jon Gingerich Parnell - Iowa County |
Frank Moore Cresco ~ Howard County |
Tom Vaske Masonville ~ Delaware County |
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Jon Gisleson Floyd ~ Floyd County |
Mark Mueller Waverly ~ Bremer County |
Tom Wagner Primghar ~ O'Brien County |
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Bill Hammitt Portsmouth ~ Harrison County |
Arliss Nielsen Woolstock ~ Wright County |
Seth Watkins Clarinda ~ Page County |
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Christina Henning Cooper ~ Greene County |
Doug Nolte Wilton ~ Muscatine County |
Harold and Kay Whipple Lacona ~ Warren County |
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Mike Hermanson |
Randy, Dana and Steve Norby Osage ~ Mitchell County |
Greg Wood Greenville ~ Clay County |
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Brian Hoffman Laurens ~ Pocahontas County |
Tim Palmer Truro ~ Madison County |
Joel and Linda Zwiefel Fenton ~ Palo Alto County |
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Paul Hunter Decorah ~ Winneshiek County |
ILF/PFI Cover Crop Participants
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Bill Buman Harlan ~ Shelby County |
Jerry Sindt Holstein ~ Ida County |
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Jim Funcke Jefferson ~ Greene County |
Rob Stout Washington ~ Washington Co. |
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Larry Nees Coon Rapids ~ Guthrie County |
Kelly Tobin New Market ~ Taylor County |
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Mark Pokorny Clutier ~ Tama County |
Whiterock Conservancy Darwin Pierce Coon Rapids ~ Guthrie County |
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George Schaefer Kalona ~ Washington County |
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ILF Educator Partners
Margaret Hogan
Earlville ~ Delaware County
Mary Koester
Carroll ~ Carroll County
Agency/Organizational Partners
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS)
Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Iowa State University Extension
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Conservation Districts of Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau
