Event Overview
Derek Young is a fourth-generation farmer who began farming in 1993 with his father and grandfather, running a soybean, corn and cattle operation. He strip-tills over half of his corn acres and no-tills most of his soybean acres while also maintaining conventional fields. He has covers flown on in the fall on over 1,000 acres, and drills rye on corn acres that are chopped for silage.
This year, Derek injected hog manure into his rye cover crop that's going into corn, and he's hoping to cut back on nitrogen application in that field. Derek is also part of the Northwest Iowa Ag Stewardship Alliance, a farmer-led group that promotes soil health and water quality in the region. At this field day, learn about cover crops and reduced tillage, hear a panel of farmers discuss their involvement with NIASA and more.
Meal
A meal will follow the field day.
See & Discuss
- An airplane versus a drill for planting cover crops
- Managing corn-on-corn with a rye cover crop
- Reducing nitrogen in a corn field that was injected with hog manure in the spring
- Strip-till corn and no-till soybeans
- A regional farmer-led conservation group
Sponsors
- Center for Rural Affairs
- Clay County Soil & Water Conservation District
- Farm Nutrients
