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Strategic Initiatives Coordinator Practical Farmers of Iowa

  • Date Posted March 24, 2020
  • Location Ames, IA
  • Category Agriculture / Nonprofit
  • Job type Full-Time
Company description Practical Farmers of Iowa’s mission is equipping farmers to build resilient farms and communities. Practical Farmers of Iowa is an inclusive organization representing a diversity of farmers. Farmers in our network raise corn and soybeans, hay, livestock large and small, horticultural crops from fruits and vegetables to cut flowers and herbs, and more. Our members have conventional and organic systems; employ diverse management practices; run operations of all sizes; and come from a range of backgrounds. These farmers come together, however, because they believe in nature as the model for agriculture and they are committed to moving their operations toward sustainability. Job description The strategic initiatives team works creatively to build collaborative connections between the private and public sectors that accomplish the goals of our farmer members on the broader Iowa and Midwestern landscape.  The strategic Initiatives coordinator will support that team by: 
1) facilitating effective, persuasive farmer-to-farmer promotion of cover crop and small-grain practices
2) providing agronomic counseling in cover crop consultations with cost-share program participants and responding to farmer cover crop questions
3) coordinating field work and data collection
4) monitoring grant deliverable progress
5) attending cover crop and small grains events in Iowa and the Midwest
6) writing articles, blogs and other outreach on cover crops for Practical Farmers and for distribution in other farm-related outlets. 
See https://practicalfarmers.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PFI2020_StrategicInitiatives_JobDescription.pdf for more information. Compensation this position is : salaried Application instructions
This job expired on May 23, 2020
DeadlineApril 26, 2020

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