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Cropping Innovation and Soil Regeneration Draws Farmer Attention at Hora Field Day
Posted onCategories: Public-Private Partnerships
By Kurt Lawton Despite Covid-19 and hot weather, an impressive turnout — more than 150 farmers and other soil-loving attendees — gathered at the Hora family farm in southeast Iowa…
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Building a Business Case for Cover Crops
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By Elizabeth Ripley, Iowa Learning Farms Iowa Learning Farms (ILF), a conservation-focused education and outreach program for Iowa farmers and landowners based at Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach,…
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Digging Deep On Cover Crops And Soil Health: Opportunities and Answers for Ag Retailers
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By Jim Jordahl A one-day, deep dive into cover crops for more than thirty ag retail managers and their agronomists was held at the Iowa Soybean Association in March. This…
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Small Business Opportunities Grow As Cover Crop Acres Expand
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By Kurt Lawton Ask Iowa cattleman and farmer Bill Couser about how his conservation journey began. He humbly and proudly mentions the values instilled in him by his conservationist father,…
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Cover Crops Boot Camp-Farmers Share Lessons Learned
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By Kurt Lawton “If you want to succeed at cover crops, you will. If you want to fail at cover crops, you will.” These are examples of some of the honest,…
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Equipment Companies Partner To Expand Cover Crop Success
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By Kurt Lawton Seeding cover crops early to improve growth before winter drives the water and soil improvement goals of this partnership effort by Montag and Hagie. Farmers truly appreciate…
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Partners Help Grow Iowa Farm Into Conservation Research Showcase
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By Kurt Lawton Ask Iowa cattleman and farmer Bill Couser about how his conservation journey began. He humbly and proudly mentions the values instilled in him by his conservationist father,…