Advanced Cover Crop and Nutrition Management
Advanced Cover Crop and Nutrition Management
Tuesday, September 10 | 5-7 p.m.
Location
2630 IA Hwy 92 | Washington, IA 52353
Host
Michael Vittetoe
Michael Vittetoe farms with his family near Washington, Iowa, where they grow corn, soybeans, cereal rye, hogs and cattle. The Vittetoes have a dynamic operation continuously learning how to best steward their land and optimize profitability. This field day will allow a closer look into how the Vittetoes utilize no-till, strip-till, cover crops, soil balancing and nutrition management on their corn and soybean acres. Michael will also walk us out to a field of soybeans in crimped, twin-row cereal rye and showcase the seeding and rolling equipment used.
Meal
A light meal will follow the field day.
See & Discuss
- Field of soybeans in roller-crimped, twin-row rye
- Dawn in-row roller-crimper and Crustbuster drill
- Nutrition management practices including liquid fertilizer mixes, humics and foliars
- Relay-cropping rye and soybeans
Directions
For drivers coming from the east: Hwy 92 is closed east of Ainsworth, allow adequate time to follow posted detour routes.
Farm Info
Thanks to Our Partners
This work is also supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under agreement number NR233A750004G053.