Simultaneous strip-till, fertilizer application and planting is the right springtime combination for Fayette County producer and ILF farmer partner Collin Jensen, who saves fuel, reduces soil erosion, improves soil quality and lessens compaction by farming this way.
Read MoreEric and Cindy Boehm have been farming since 1975 and have been applying conservation practices for a number of years and is an “ongoing process” says Eric. They are adding cover crops this year to some of their acres. Other conservation efforts include establishing prairie and reconstructing a wetland. The streambank stabilization of Brush Creek, which flows through his property, was initially completed in the mid-1990s and has been repaired or redone several times since then due to flooding.
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