Sometimes it is not easy to adjust to new practices. We have long followed the adage, "If it is not broke, do not fix it." However, what do you do when it is not broke, but someone asks you to change? An Iowa couple is leading the charge for additional implementation...
Farmers who plant cover crops are used to a little trial and error when it comes to finding the right mix.Adam Nechanicky, of Buckingham, Iowa, seeded an eight-way cover crop mix into standing corn this summer. Nechanicky hopes to establish a better cover crop stand...
An Iowa farmer has set out to determine the effectiveness of cover crops as a broadleaf weed control mechanism.Sam Ose, of Williams, Iowa, has utilized cover crops for roughly seven years. Even with almost a decades worth of experience, Ose believes there is always...
Several agricultural groups are joining the movement for enhanced cover crop adoption.A Grundy County farmer shares why he decided to implement cover crops on his farm.Kevin Holl, of Conrad, Iowa, has been utilizing cover crops for five plus years. He can't quite...
Most would agree: Change is uncomfortable. In trying times, change is a slow moving process.An Iowa farmer shares why his family decided to embrace change, and implement cover crops.AUDIO: Wade Dooley, Iowa farmerWade Dooley, of Albion, Iowa, shared his cover crop...
The planting season presented various challenges, with weather being the most common.While not ideal, the frequent rain showers provided me an opportunity to meet with seed corn growers across the state, all of which implement cover crops following seed corn harvest.A...
