No-Till Organic Relay Cropping
No-Till Organic Relay Cropping
Tuesday, June 13 | 10 a.m.-Noon
Hosts: Caleb Akin & Noah Wendt
A&W Farms | In partnership with Iowa State University Organic Agriculture Program
Address: 29630 600th Ave. Cambridge, IA 50046
Caleb Akin and Noah Wendt started A&W Farms near Cambridge, Iowa, in 2006. As a farm team, they feed cattle, produce conventional corn and soybeans and grow a variety of organic grain on 1,500 acres. The farm is no-till and Caleb and Noah have planted cover crops since 2015 on all of their acres. At this field day, they will discuss how they relay-crop rye and soybeans in their organic no-till system. Attendees will see the organic cultivation equipment Caleb and Noah use, and the custom-built roller-crimper and planter that Caleb uses to crimp rye and plant soybeans.
Lunch will follow the field day.
Sponsored by:
- ADM re:generations
- Albert Lea Seed
- Farming for Public Health
- Iowa Organic Association
- OCIA Chapter 1 of Iowa
- Polk Soil and Water Conservation District
See & Discuss:
- Organic no-till relay crop rye with soybeans
- A custom-built combination roller-crimper and planter
- Organic cultivation equipment