We have recently seen a push towards more ?non-traditional? farming practices. A north central Iowa farmer talks about his decision to diversify his operation.Steve Anderson, of Beaman, Iowa, first integrated cover crops in his operation five years ago. Anderson grows...
This spring has been abnormally wet. However, a central Iowa farmer is not letting Mother Nature rain on his parade.Mark Kenney, of Story County, reflects on spring planting. He describes himself as fortunate, as his acreage did not receive heavy rainfall.?We?ve had...
Farmers continue to push through spring fieldwork, as made evident by my travels yesterday.Many farmers were planting soybeans, including Tim Recker, of Arlington, Iowa. While it?s not unusual to see farmers planting soybeans, Recker?s operation is far from usual.Tim...
The reality of this spring is: ?Plan A is nothing but a distant memory.?Midwest farmers continue to adjust to Mother Nature?s plans.Abundant precipitation has provided few opportunities for spring fieldwork. Sam Ose farms near Williams, in Hamilton County. Ose says...
A select group of farmers have chosen to participate in the Iowa Seed Corn Cover Crop Initiative. The project, founded in 2016, focuses on ways to increase cover crop adoption within the seed corn production system.I traveled to northeast Iowa on Friday to visit with...
