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