Scaling Up Custom Cover Crop Application

Friday, Aug. 23 | 10 a.m.-Noon

Location

3119 Reading Trail | Logan, IA 51546

Hosts

Mike & Kara Dickinson and Mark Unruh
Mike Dickinson Farms | East Valley Poultry | CoverPro 365

Mike and Kara Dickinson own and operate Mike Dickinson Farms near Logan, Iowa, growing corn and soybeans, raising a cow-calf herd and running a commercial broiler chicken operation called East Valley Poultry. After farming part-time for 12 years, Mike dove into farming full-time in 2019 and started a custom cover crop application business called CoverPro 365 with business partner, Mark Unruh.

Together, they have been focusing on scaling up their seeding applications with seed from Iowa Cover Crop to make cover crops more accessible for large-scale farms. Come learn how to grow a cover crop seeding business, see the seeding equipment Mark and Mike use and explore Mike’s fertilizer management and cover crop strategies on his own farm.

Meal

Lunch will follow the field day.

See & Discuss

Starting a cover crop seeding business
Tips for scaling up cover crop seeding application
A custom-built rolling basket harrow air seeder
A teff grass-oat-alfalfa cover crop mix in the field
Nutrient management using chicken litter and livestock grazing
Managing cover crops in drought conditions

Sponsor

Iowa Cover Crop