Event Overview
Rosmann Family Farms is a 700-acre certified organic farm that supports three generations of the Rosmann family with a mixture of corn, soybeans, popcorn, small grains, forages and pasture as well as cattle, hogs and chickens. Across decades, the Rosmanns have established a patchwork of 47 different fields throughout their whole farm. They are strong proponents of contour farming, ridge-till and producing compost to fertilize their fields.
The Rosmanns care deeply about continuing their legacy of stewardship, advocating for practices and policies that support healthy farms and landscapes. Ron Rosmann will share a few words about his new book “A Practical Farmer’s Journey: A History of Community, Stewardship and Resilience” before the family leads a tour of the farm and practices that inspired the publication.
Meal
A meal catered by Milk & Honey will follow the field day.
See & Discuss
- Continuing sustainable farming practices across generations
- Weed control and ridge-till strategies using a ridge-till planter, first-time cultivator and second-time ridging cultivator
- Recycling nutrients through compost and crop rotation
- Marketing organic beef and pork
- A policy panel pertaining to farm support programs and opportunities
Sponsors
- Center for Rural Affairs
- Farming for Public Health
- Golden Hills RC&D
- Grain Millers
- Iowa State Agronomy
- Iowa State University Organic Agriculture Program
- OCIA Chapter 1 of Iowa
- Riverside Feeds, LLC
