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Steve Berger is famous in southeast Iowa for his history of no-till and he is fast becoming a household name when it comes to cover crops. In 2007, he planted 1,000 acres of rye on his farm near Wellman in Washington County. He also has a hog finishing operation.
Read MoreIn 1978, Rob Stout began farming 400 acres with his dad. Over the years he has grown the operation and now employs cover crops on his entire 1,100 acres. From the outset, Rob has been deeply interested in the cutting-edge agronomic practices that help conserve our natural resources. He started with minimum tillage, but it didn’t take long for him to jump into no-till and purchase a no-till planter with his dad in 1983.
Read MoreGeorge Schaefer had no idea he would return to his family’s century farm in Kalona when he took a job in San Francisco in 1975. He returned in 2000 for his brother Steve’s wedding, who had taken over the operation after their father. After traveling the world, George felt the pull back to his home, and he joined the operation full-time, raising 900 acres of organic and non-organic crops and beef cattle.
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