Tom Frantzen and his family own and operate Frantzen Farm, a 320-acre certified organic farm near New Hampton, Iowa, where they raise finished beef, farrow-to-finish hogs, corn, soybeans, hay, pasture and small grains. They market their livestock through Organic Valley / Organic Prairie.
Learn how Greg Rebman and Luke Jones worked together to combine knowledge and skill sets, overcome challenges and develop a profitable contract grazing partnership. We will see a field of wheat underseeded with clover that is a part of PFI’s small-grains cost-share program. Greg will also talk about the importance of supporting young farmers and cultivating healthy landowner-tenant relationships.
Grazing Covers Crops and Building Community 101
6795 Illinois Route 100 Frederick, Illinois 62639
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