Spring Planter Setup – Field Notes

Grant and Aubrey Stuart farm over 1,400 acres outside of Walnut, Iowa. They plant cover crops on all their acres and like what it does for their soil health. In this video, recorded at Grant and Aubrey’s June 2025 field day, Grant talks about early experimentation with cover crops, the positive impact they’ve seen on soil health and spring planter setup. Grant goes in-depth on the planter setup including adjustments that can be made, game-changing features and the specific parts he’s sourced to customize the machine.