Residue Matters kicks off at Clay County Fair

SPENCER – Residue matters. A new campaign aims to show Iowans why, informing farmers about the importance of what’s left over after harvest. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey kicked off the Residue Matters campaign during the opening day of the Clay County Fair.
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Signup for New Conservation Stewardship Program Set

DES MOINES, IA, Aug. 7, 2009 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin continuous signup for the new Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Aug. 10, with the first signup period cutoff scheduled for September 30. CSP is a voluntary program that encourages agricultural and forestry producers to maintain existing conservation activities and adopt additional ones on their operations.

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More Acres Can Also Mean More Conservation

As the number of Iowa farmers decreases and the average farm size increases, that can mean more conservation on the ground – especially when it’s farmed by environmental stewards like Paul “Butch” Schroeder of Coon Rapids.

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Jensen Succeeds with Spring Strip-till

Simultaneous strip-till, fertilizer application and planting is the right springtime combination for Fayette County corn and soybean producer Collin Jensen, who saves fuel, reduces soil erosion, improves soil quality and lessens compaction by farming this way.

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