Multi-cropping Iowa
@MultiIowa
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Project aimed at diversifying and sustaining crop production in Iowa while also protecting and enhancing natural resources
Iowa, USA
Joined June 2018
"Flood policy is agricultural policy." We recently brought together our partners at @IowaFloodCenter and @NEIARCD to talk with @thewaterloop on the benefits of multi-cropping in Northeast Iowa. Here's more on our pilot project:
Relay cropping is a promising method farmers use to reduce nutrient runoff into waterways, as demonstrated by @FLOLOfarms. In Iowa, corn and soybeans dominate, leaving fields bare half the year and increasing nutrient loss. By growing grains like barley and rye in the same
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Relay cropping is a promising method farmers use to reduce nutrient runoff into waterways, as demonstrated by @FLOLOfarms. In Iowa, corn and soybeans dominate, leaving fields bare half the year and increasing nutrient loss. By growing grains like barley and rye in the same
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Relays are being harvested around the area. Post a picture or video of your setup! 🌱🌾🌱🌾
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Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Crop Insurance Questions and Answers for Relay Intercropping and Double Cropping https://t.co/3IjL8AFxZU
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Barley: ”Oh, hello there! Who are you?” Pea: ”Hi. I am your new crop companion.” Barley: “How nice, I always wanted to have a friend.” Compared to a monoculture, growing two crops in the same field offers various benefits - @jerryalford123 from #TeamLEGUMINOSE explains.
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We're looking back at some of the key projects we've worked on over the past 6 years. Here's a resource from our partners at @NEIARCD who we supports on an innovative multi-cropping project to reduce flooding on farmlands. https://t.co/x1t5rbYvC0
#AFCSixYearAnniversary
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Upcoming event in Ridgeway, Iowa on March 19th https://t.co/e3qVWbDX66
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Cool video!!! This is the result of forward thinkers like @FLOLOfarms and great partners like @IowaSoybeans @floodcoalition and others to see real changes. Well done! 👏👏👏👏👏
Loran Steinlage, Leopold Conservation Award recipient, shares his experience with relay cropping and alternative cropping systems while describing how they've added benefit to his farming operation ⬇️ https://t.co/QBVssIuTmu Partially funded by the soybean checkoff.
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Today they debuted our video - thanks to all the great folks that driven up the road featured at the beginning of the video…. Wether it be to learn or teach- https://t.co/XmmSjmEaFA
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Big Soil Health Event happening in Cedar Falls. Great lineup of speakers. Great attendance. Here we go!!!! 🌾🌱🌾🌱🌾
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This is the dream
#relaycroppping hit a home run in 2023 I'm not inventor of this just following in the foots of the great @john_kutz3 and @FLOLOfarms Things just clicked.. Will probably never happen again
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Hope y’all have some good questions…. It’s been a fun ride so far…. Let’s see where it goes this time
Join @NoTillFarmr Friday, Oct. 6 at 7:00 as they broadcast live from Loran Steinlage's FLOLO Farms in West Union, Iowa, for the October harvest edition of the Ask the Operator webinar series. Register Here: https://t.co/wUCmAxkE6b
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******Update************ We filled the spot. Thanks to all that reached out. We may be able to get trials setup with others if you're interested. And if you're already doing relays (or multicropping of any kind) share your experience with us!
Looking for one more participant in relay trials starting this fall. Preferred location in NW Iowa. Contact if interested!
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Looking for one more participant in relay trials starting this fall. Preferred location in NW Iowa. Contact if interested!
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Guess it’s official- thanks to all those who’ve we meet along the journey Told them to surprise me in the presentation - boy did they ever Pretty humbling to know someone was listening https://t.co/Rvzdu2tC5P
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