SHP BLOG
6/4/2020 5:39:10 AM
Terry Bachtold of Strawn, Illinois, has been farming his entire life. He grew up with cattle and hogs along with an annual rotation of oats, soybeans, corn and hay.
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Steve and his family have a corn and soybean farm in southeast Iowa, alongside a 1500 pig finish operation. Steve’s father had a strong conservation ethic, and began implementing no-till on the land in the 1970s. It was a natural progression to begin putting in cereal rye.
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Bryan Biegler has been strip tilling his corn fields for eight years, planting cover crops to protect bare earth for six. He still views himself in a process of getting better, even with all that experience. Through involvement with the Soil Health Partnership, he enjoys learning from and helping other farmers take steps in their own journey to build soil health on their farms for future generations.
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