Event Overview
Jackson and Amanda Drost are part of Drost Farms, a multigenerational family farm in Mahaska County, Iowa, raising corn, soybeans and cattle. Around 2010, the Drosts flew on their first acres of rye cover crop to graze with their cow-calf herd. Those initial acres have increased in recent years. While using primarily rye and oats, they have begun adding other species like turnips and camelina. They also use buffer strips, sediment basins, terraces, waterways and saturated buffers.
Jackson's passion for farming started at a young age. He's now passing that love to sons Richard and Andy, who have started their own popcorn business. The Drosts are excited to share how and why they use cover crops on 100% of their acres, and how they steward the land and water for future generations.
Meal
The field day will start with lunch.
See & Discuss
- An oat, cereal rye and turnip cover crop mix seeded in soybean stubble
- A drone-applied radish cover crop in corn-on-corn rotations
- A cereal rye and winter camelina cover crop seeded behind corn
- Grazing cover crops
- Strategies for managing water quality and soil erosion
Sponsor
Peoples Company
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