JUNE 24 EAST-CENTRAL IOWA
New Melleray Abbey, Joe Fitzgerald, 6500 Melleray
Circle, Peosta 52068
(319) 588-2319
Joe Fitzgerald is farm manager for the New Melleray
Abbey, which grows 2,000 acres of corn, soybeans,
wheat, rye, oats, oil sunflowers, and some hay and
leased pasture. The farm
has been owned and operated by Catholic monks since
1849 and is presently exploring ways to reduce
purchased chemicals and improve conservation. Some
land is organic, with more acres in transition to
organic certification.
Demonstrations: composting municipal yard waste and
use of compost as fertilizer for corn (with DNR,
Dubuque County, and City of Dubuque), flame
cultivation in late-planted corn, management of
alfalfa weevil and leafhopper using scouting and
biological control, field border flaming for
biological control of stalk borer (with Joseph
Munyaneza and Laura Weizer, ISU Entomology Dept.),
"think different" in the transition to organic,
hairy vetch for plowdown cover crop, double rotary
hoeing demonstration.
10:00 A.M. From Hwy. 151 west of Dubuque, go NW
(at sign for abbey) on Hwy D-41 (New Melleray Rd.),
look for sign (on right). Or: from Hwy. 20, take
Peosta exit, S. 3 miles to New Melleray Rd.
REFRESHMENTS SERVED
JULY 1 SOUTH-CENTRAL IOWA
Dennis and Kate McLaughlin, RR 1, Cumming 50061
(515) 981-9684
Dennis and Kate, with help from Dennis' parents,
farm 120 acres of row crops, some oats and CRP, 30
acres of hay, and a 40-head cow-calf herd grazing
60 acres of rolling pasture.
Demonstrations: filling an abandoned well (with
cost-share), biocontrol of alfalfa weevil and
potato leafhopper (with Joseph Munyaneza and Laura
Weizer, ISU Entomology Dept.), ridge-tillage row
crops without herbicides, tofu soybeans vs.
conventional soybeans, saving a Century barn on a
shoestring, preplant nitrogen application for corn
vs. soil test and sidedress, winter grazing from
stockpiled little round bales in former CRP ground,
strip intercropping,
grass buffer strips.
6:30 P.M. From Cumming exit of I-35, go mile W.
on pavement, 2 miles S. on gravel, 1 1/4 mile W.
South side of road, top of hill, (white house).
LIGHT SUPPER SERVED
JULY 6 CENTRAL IOWA
On the farm of Richard and Sharon Thompson, Boone.
Partners and Neighbors: Agency and Producer
Contributions toward Sustaining Agriculture
Issues around Integrated Farming.
SARE Train-the-trainer in-service workshop on
manure/nutrient management options and integrated
farming systems.
Bedding-based swine production
Jay Harmon, ISU Ag Engineering
Managing manure in central Iowa
Jeff Lorimor, ISU Ag Engineering
Thompson farm livestock and manure management tour
One community's response: manure brokering
Tom Buman, TRMS, Carroll; Steven Reinart,
Carroll County farmer
Getting a handle on a farming system
Matt Liebman, ISU Agronomy; Richard Thompson
Open to both producers and agency personnel.
Pre-registration by one weeks prior to the event is
required. Cost: $30 per event, includes lunch and
materials. Limited number of scholarships
available. For information, contact Rick Exner,
(515) 294-5486 (PFI/ISU Extension).
JULY 7 NORTHEAST IOWA
Tom and Irene Frantzen, 1155 Jasper Ave., New
Hampton 50659
(515) 364-6426
In cooperation with University of Northern Iowa
(Laura Jackson).
The Frantzens raise cattle, hogs, corn, soybeans,
oats, forages, and alternative crops on 335
acres, of which 85 is rented. They have practiced
holistic management since 1992.
Demonstrations: non-chemical suppression of
perennial weeds using crop rotations and other
cultural practices (with Laura Jackson, UNI),
alternative feeding practices for swine, seasonal
pork production using hoophouses and pasture/pen
farrowing, a sorting system for hogs using
principles from Temple Grandin.
1:30 P.M. From the east: From Hwy. 63, 3 miles W.
on Hwy. B-22 (110th St.), 1/2 mile S. on Jasper Ave.
W. side. From the west: 3 miles E. of Alta Vista
on B-22 (110th St.), 1/2 mile S. on Jasper Ave. W.
side.
JULY 8 NORTHEAST IOWA
In cooperation with Northeast Iowa Demonstration
Project (John Rodecap).
Jeff Klinge and Deb Tidwell, RR 1, Box 101
Farmersburg 52047
(319) 536-2314
Jeff and Deb run a 700-800-head-per-year feeding
operation for holstein steers. About half of their
300 acres is in corn, with the remainder alfalfa,
soybeans, and barley.
Demonstrations: barley as a feed grain, organic
soybeans, second-year corn without pesticides,
tracking the economics of crop production, managing
potato leafhopper and alfalfa weevil with field
scouting, cultural practices, and biological
controls (with ISU Entomology).
10:00 A.M. From the intersection of Hwys. 13 and
52, go southwest on Hwy. 13. First farm, NW side
of road.
Greg and Kathy Koether, 26046 Giard Rd., McGregor
52157
319-873-3385
The Koethers graze breeding beef heifers using
intensive rotational grazing on 550 acres of
rolling-to-rough pasture (Fayette and Dubuque
soils).
Demonstrations: beef productivity under
management-intensive grazing, cooperative marketing
of organic beef, gain on rotationally grazed vs.
conventionally grazed improved pasture.
12:00 P.M. From the intersection of Hwys 18 and
52, go 3/4 mile E. on Hwy. 18 to the first Giard
exit. Second driveway E. of church.
LIGHT LUNCH SERVED
JULY 9 NORTHEAST IOWA
On the farm of Matt and Diana Stewart, Oelwein.
Partners and Neighbors: Agency and Producer
Contributions toward Sustaining Agriculture
Quality Water, Quality of Life.
SARE Train-the-trainer in-service workshop on
decisionmaking, farmer innovations, and agency
initiatives that benefit the farm and the
environment.
Farmer initiatives for water quality
Tom Frantzen, Don Baker, Dave Lubben
A farmer-initiated collaboration in Minnesota, the
Biomonitoring Project
Larry Gates, MN DNR; Ralph Lentz, Lake City, MN
farmer
Stewart farm riparian pasture tour
Agency approaches
Jim Ranum, NRCS; John Rodecap, NEIDP; Mike
Freiberger, IDALS
Planning, the ultimate technology
a discussion led by Margaret Smith, Hardin
Co. Extension
Holistic Management
Doug Gunnink, Gaylord, MN
consultant
Strategic Management Paul Brown, Extension
Farm Management
Open to both producers and agency personnel.
Pre-registration by two weeks prior to the
event is required. Cost: $30 per event, includes
lunch and materials. Limited number of
scholarships available. For information, contact
Rick Exner, (515) 294-5486 (PFI/ISU Extension).
JULY 11, CENTRAL IOWA
Angela Tedesco, Turtle Farm, 7260 NW 58th St.,
Johnston, IA 50131
515-278-4522
Angela and four employees run Turtle Farm, a
four-acre market garden. The farm is also the
center of a three-year old CSA (community-supported
agriculture) effort with 70 members.
Demonstrations: Production of a wide variety of
vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers, effects on
labor and onion production costs of mulch and
transplanting method, walk-in cooler.
Open House 10:00 A.M. 12:00, with tour at 11:00
A.M. From the Adel exit (#110) of I-80, go 6 miles
N. on Hwy. 169 to Adel. 1.8 miles E. on Hwy 6. S.
side of road. Look for "Country Gardens" sign on
fruit stand. (Note: Hwy. 6 is closed for repairs
between Waukee
and I-35.)
REFRESHMENTS SERVED
JULY 16 EAST-CENTRAL IOWA
David and Lisa Lubben, 24539 Hwy 38, Monticello
52310
(319) 465-4717
About half of the 1,200 acres the Lubbens farm is
devoted to row crops. The remainder grows alfalfa
hay or bromegrass for pasture. Intensive
rotational grazing is used with the 100 stock cows,
and the Lubbens run a 250-head feedlot for
finishing.
Demonstrations: nutrition and economics of wrapping
hay and crop residues (with Tony Harvey, ISU
Extension), feedlot management (with Ron Irvin, ISU
Extension), Dr. Mark Hilton, D.V.M., on "Why
records are important in your cow-calf operation,"
deep-rip plow.
10:00-12:00 A.M. From Monticello, 3 miles N. on
Hwy 38. 3rd house (look for PFI sign).
REFRESHMENTS SERVED
JULY 19 CENTRAL IOWA
Producer Tour Field-to-Family Ames Community Food
System
Dick and Sharon Thompson, 2035 190th St., Boone
50036
(515) 432-1560
Beef and pork raised in the fresh air without
artificial hormones or antibiotics.
1:00 P.M. From Ranch Drive-In on old Hwy 30 at
west edge of Ames, go N. 4 1/2 miles on R-38, W.
3 1/2 miles on E-26, N. side. Two silos.
Marilyn and Harold Andersen, Two Cedars Fibers,
15219 590th Ave., Story City 50248
(515) 388-5501
See the angora goats and demonstrations of spinning
and weaving in Marylin Anderson's studio.
3:00 P.M. From the Roland exit of I-35, take Hwy
221 east 2.2 miles, then S. on 590th Ave. 2 1/4
miles, west side. Look for Two Cedars Fibers sign
at farm.
Heenah Mahyah ISU Student Farm, Ames
ISU student-run demonstration farm committed to
organic and permaculture methods of production.
4:30 P.M. From the intersection of State Ave. and
Mortensen Rd. in SW Ames, go 1/4 mile W. on
Mortensen. South side of road.
Gary Huber, Onion Creek Farm, 3700 Onion Creek
Lane, Ames 50014
(515) 292-0322
Learn how your vegetables are grown in the CSA.
5:30 P.M. From Ames, go north on North Dakota past
Ontario, cross railroad tracks and go another 1/2
mile. Look for sign on right for Onion Creek Lane.
Go right onto gravel lane and follow the signs.
LIGHT SUPPER SERVED
JULY 23 WESTERN IOWA
On the farms of Vic and Cindy Madsen, Audubon, and
Ron and Maria Rosmann, Harlan (2nd Rosmann tour
Sept. 12).
Partners and Neighbors: Agency and Producer
Contributions toward Sustaining Agriculture
Building Markets, Building Communities.
SARE Train-the-trainer in-service workshop on
innovative marketing, community agricultural
strategies, and sustainable systems of production.
Swine production in hoophouses with deep bedding
Vic Madsen
Audubon Family Farms, grassroots marketing
Donna Bauer
Heartland Organic Marketing Cooperative
Ken Rosmann
Community strategies for agricultural development
a discussion led by Cornelia Flora, Director,
North Central Regional Center for
Rural Development
Adams Community Rural Development
Ray Gasser
Cass-Atlantic Development Corp.
Duane Acker
Shelby County Area Econ. Development Council
Ralph Wingert
Rosmann farm tour
Open to both producers and agency personnel.
Pre-registration by two weeks prior to the event is
required. Cost: $30 per event, includes lunch and
materials. Limited number of scholarships
available. For information, contact Rick Exner,
(515) 294-5486 (PFI/ISU Extension).
JULY 27 NORTHWEST IOWA
Gary and Venita Wilcox, 1713 Lee Ave.,
Correctionville 51016
(712) 375-5077
In cooperation with the Iowa Farm Bureau.
Gary and Venita Wilcox raise corn, soybeans, and a
little bromegrass hay. The 240-acre,
third-generation farm is fully terraced and was
among the first in Woodbury County to see a
terrace, thanks to Gary's father Ralph, a district
soil commissioner. Row crops are mostly mulch
tillage, with some no-till. Gary typically applies
all nitrogen with the planter.
Demonstration: nitrogen management for corn using
the late-spring soil nitrate test and end-of-season
stalk test.
7:00 P.M. 8 miles E. of Moville or 7 miles W. of
Correctionville on new Hwy. 20. 1 3/4 mile S. on
Hwy. L-21. W. side of road, 1/4 mile past mailbox.
JULY 29 SOUTHEAST IOWA
Les and Lisa Schnekloth, 24280 145th Ave., Eldridge
52748
(319) 285-4200
In cooperation with the Iowa Farm Bureau.
The Schnekloths raise corn, soybeans, oats, and red
clover hog pasture on 160 acres. They are planning
to double the 125-head sow herd and construct a
confinement farrowing unit. They finish in
partial-slat, modified open-front buildings.
Demonstrations: N management in corn, farm-produced
hog rations, solar machine shop.
1:30 P.M. From Eldridge, 2 miles W. on LeClaire
Rd. N. 1/4 mile on 145th Ave. First farm on W.
side; two-story, white house with black shutters.
Bryan and Lisa Sievers, 27135 1st Ave., New
Liberty, IA 52765
(319) 893-2930
In cooperation with the Iowa Farm Bureau.
Brian and Lisa farm 1,700 acres of commercial corn,
seed corn, high-oil corn, white corn, rye,
commercial soybeans, tofu soybeans, and natto
soybeans. They also maintain a small cow-calf herd
for "club calves." Most row crops are raised
no-till, with fall zone tillage.
Demonstrations: yield goal vs. testing-based
nitrogen recommendations for corn, Bt corn hybrid
comparison, rootworm insecticide comparison.
3:30 P.M. From the Stockton New Liberty exit
(#280) of I-80, go S. 1/4 mile on Y-30. Turn W. at
first (gravel) cross-road (220th St.). First place
on S. side. Two-story house with red brick siding.
REFRESHMENTS & SOY BRATS COURTESY OF SCOTT COUNTY
FARM BUREAU
AUG. 17 NORTHEAST IOWA
Mike Natvig, 20074 Timber Ave., Cresco 52136
(319) 569-8358
In cooperation with University of Northern Iowa
(Laura Jackson) and the Iowa Natural Heritage
Foundation (Kyle Swanson).
With his parents Godfrey and Theodora, Mike farms
250 acres of corn, soybeans, oats and hay. The
Natvigs farrow-to-finish about 500 hogs per year on
pasture. Their beef herd of 42 cows has been in an
intensive rotational grazing system since 1988.
The pastures are dotted with mature trees from what
originally was prairie-oak savannah. The Natvigs
recently established a windbreak, a new farm pond,
and a native prairie planting.
Demonstrations: intensive rotational grazing for
beef in oak-savannah pasture, fire for perennial
grass promotion, establishment of native species
for grazing, monitoring riparian area grazing on
the historic Norman Borlaug family farm (with Kyle
Swanson), weed control in organic crops, a hazelnut
windbreak.
1:30 P.M. From Protivin take V-58 (Willow Ave.) 1+
miles north and west. Where highway turns north
again, continue W. 3 miles on 200th St. S. side,
at intersection of 200th and Timber Ave.
REFRESHMENTS SERVED
AUG 20 NORTH-CENTRAL IOWA
Doug Alert and Margaret Smith, 972 110th St.,
Hampton 50441
(515) 456-4328
Doug and Margaret raise corn, beans, oats, forages,
and cattle on 280 acres.
Demonstrations: management-intensive grazing for an
RX-3 cow-calf herd on rotational pastures,
transitioning to an organic system, the role of
ruminants on a diversified farm, flame weeding and
cultivation vs. cultivation-only in corn.
1:30 P.M. From Hampton: 4 miles S. of Hwy 3 on Hwy
65, 6 1/4 miles W. on gravel. N. side. From Dows
exit of I-35: 5 miles E. to stop sign, 1 mile N. on
pavement to 110th St., E. 1 3/4 miles. N. side.
Dennis and Eve Abbas, 1038 180th St., Hampton
50441
(515) 579-6421
Dennis and Eve raise corn, soybeans, oats and hay
on 320 acres, and they have used ridge tillage for
14 years. They market certified organic soybeans
and corn and pesticide-free soybeans. In addition,
they farrow-to-finish about 500 hogs per year and
raise some beef as well.
Demonstrations: farrowing in hoophouse vs. in
pasture, composting hoophouse manure, organic
soybean and corn production practices, preparing
for finishing and farrowing in hoophouses, corn
population effect on N sufficiency.
4:00 P.M. From Hampton, 4 miles W. on Hwy. 3 to
Killdeer Ave., 3 miles N. on 180th St., 1/2 mile W.
on gravel. N. side, white house, red buildings.
AUG 21 NORTHWEST IOWA
Colin and Carla Wilson, Dan and Lorna Wilson, 5482
450th St., Paullina 51046
(712) 448-2708
The Wilsons farm 800 acres of corn, soybeans,
barley, and hay. They farrow 3,000 hogs a year,
half of which are farrowed on pasture.
Seventy-five percent of the hogs are custom
finished by a neighbor, and the rest by the
Wilsons.
Demonstrations: deep-bedded Swedish-style farrowing
system, hoophouse for gestating sows, pasture
farrowing, composting hoophouse manure.
10:00 A.M. From Paullina, go 1 mile W. on Hwy 10,
1 mile N. on Polk Ave., 1/4 mile W. North side, red
buildings, white house (Colin and Carla's).
LIGHT LUNCH SERVED
Paul and Karen Mugge, 6190 470th St., Sutherland
51058
(712) 446-2414
(With Joel DeJong, ISU Extension)
The Mugges raise corn, soybeans, and some oats on
their 320 acres of land. They also take part in a
networked farrow-to-finish hog operation.
Demonstrations: manure and/or purchased N for corn
(with Joel DeJong, Northwest Iowa Extension),
managing manure and bedding for spring nitrogen
release (with Tom Richard, ISU Ag Engineering),
hoophouse swine finishing, composting hog carcasses
using existing facilities, strip intercropping,
deep-banded P & K in corn, growing herbicide-free
soybeans for specialty tofu market, AgriSafe farm
safety presentation by Spencer Municipal Hospital.
1:00 P.M. Hwy 10, 3 miles W. of Sutherland, N.
side. Look for PFI sign.
AUG 23 CENTRAL IOWA
Gary and Nancy Jo Guthrie, 58444 260th St., Nevada
50201
(515) 382-3117
Gary, Nancy Jo, and 9-year-old son Eric raise
multiple varieties of over 30 different vegetables
on 2 acres of the 155 acres farmed by Gary's father
W.D. Guthrie. The land is also the center of the
Growing Harmony Farms CSA (community-supported
agriculture) effort, involving about 20 households.
Demonstrations: market gardening for
community-supported agriculture, mineral oil for
corn
earworm control in sweetcorn.
3:00 P.M. From new Hwy. 30 east of Ames, go S. 2
miles on 580th Ave. (R-70). E. 1/4 mile on 260th
St. S. side of road, two houses together.
HOMEMADE ICECREAM SERVED
AUG 27 SOUTHWEST IOWA
Neely-Kinyon Research Farm, Greenfield 50849
(515) 743-8412 (Adair County Extension office)
With support from the Wallace Foundation for Rural
Research and Development and the livestock, crops,
and educational committees of the Neely-Kinyon
Farm.
Wayne and Margaret Neely donated their farm near
Greenfield to the Wallace Foundation for use in
research and demonstrations. The Neely-Kinyon Farm
is one of several community satellite farms around
the ISU Armstrong Research Farm.
Demonstrations: 15" vs. 30" corn rows, high-oleic
soybeans vs. tofu soybeans vs. conventional
soybeans, organic cropping system study start-up
year, weed changes over time in Roundup-Ready corn
and soybeans vs. conventional varieties,
Roundup-Ready soybean variety trial (with Adair Co.
Soybean Assn.), forage strips for winter stockpiled
grazing, high-oil, high-protein, and white corn
demonstration.
4:00 P.M. From Greenfield 1 1/2 mile S. on Hwy. 25.
E. side. Start at building site, which is 1/2 mile
E. of Hwy. 25.
LIGHT SUPPER IN MACHINE SHED
AUG 28 NORTHWEST IOWA
Kirk and Diane Denherder, 1224 2nd Ave. SE, Sioux
Center 51250
(712) 722-2341
In cooperation with the Iowa Farm Bureau.
Kirk and Diane Denherder raise 350 aces of corn,
soybeans, oats and hay. They also feed cattle and
raise dairy heifers.
Demonstrations: yield goal vs. testing-based
nitrogen recommendations for no-till corn.
10:00 A.M. From the junction of Hwys. 75 and 10,
go 3 mi. W. on Hwy. 10. Then 3/4 mile S. on gravel.
Field on W. side of road. Pull in the drive.
Agriculture Stewardship Center, Dordt College,
Sioux Center 51250
(712) 722-6285
The Agriculture Stewardship Center of Dordt College
provides teaching, work-study, research and
outreach opportunities.
Demonstrations: profitability of tofu soybeans vs.
Roundup-Ready vs. conventional soybeans, high-oil
corn varieties (with Novartis Inc.), temperature
and moisture effect on spring weed emergence (with
Doug Buhler and Keith Kohler, National Soil Tilth
Lab), native legumes with forage potential (with
Craig Sheaffer, University of Minnesota), annual
medic as smother crop in corn, N transfer to oats
following medic, intensive rotational grazing vs.
totally-mixed ration for milking dairy cows.
2:00 P.M. Hwy 75 N. 2 miles from last stop light
in Sioux Center. Turn E. at sign for Stewardship
Ctr., go 1/2 mile, turn right at first lane. Meet
in dairy observation room.
REFRESHMENTS SERVED
AUG 31 CENTRAL IOWA
Doug Klemme, 710 2nd Ave., Collins 50055
(515) 385-2132
In cooperation with the Iowa Farm Bureau.
Doug Klemme farms 720 acres with his father Arnold,
raising primarily corn and soybeans. They buy SEW
pigs at 10 lbs and finish about 2,600 per year.
Nitrogen for corn is customarily fall-applied.
Demonstration: yield goal vs. testing-based
approach to N management in corn.
1:00 P.M. 1/2 mile N. of Collins on Hwy. 65.
Gravel lane on E. side of road.
Dave Struthers, 72865 310th St., Collins 50055
(515) 385-2132
In cooperation with the Iowa Farm Bureau.
Dave Struthers farms 750 acres with his father and
brother, raising corn and soybeans. Their
farrow-to-finish swine operation is expanding to
900 sows. They finish both in confinement and hoop
structures.
Demonstrations: yield goal vs. testing-based
nitrogen recommendations for corn and sidedressing,
ACA in corn production, labor requirements in
hoophouse swine production.
2:30 P.M. Hwy. 65 to 1/2 mile N. of Collins water
tower. 1 mile E. on 305th St. to 710th Ave.
Driveway on NE corner of intersection.
SEPT 10 CENTRAL IOWA rain or shine
With the Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative
Agriculture.
Richard and Sharon Thompson, 2035 190th St., Boone
50036
(515) 432-1560
Resource people: Tom Colvin, National Soil Tilth
Lab; Kathleen Delate, ISU Organic Production
Specialist; Matt Liebman, ISU Cropping Systems
Specialist; Jerry DeWitt, ISU Extension Sustainable
Ag Programs; Rick Exner, PFI/ISU Extension
coordinator.
The 300-acre farm is chiefly in 5-year and 6-year
rotations. The farm also supports a cow-calf herd
and, with son Rex and his wife Lisa, a
farrow-to-finish hog operation. Most of the crop
land is devoted to on-farm research.
Discussions: tub grinding cornstalks and hay for
beef cows, economics of cropping systems,
importance of on-farm repairs.
Demonstrations: 150' feeder for ground cornstalks
and hay, freeze-branding cows, new cow shed with
concrete foundation and walls, concrete sow
feeders and snow problems, A-frame farrowing isolit
results and modifications, separating the turn
signals from the slow-moving flashers on tractors,
third year of Austree windbreak, Kverneland plow
for quackgrass control, lowered residue guards and
large depth band wheels on Buffalo ridge-till
planter, double-throw ridges in soybeans, manure
dump box, manure/biosolids storage, corncob and
lime shed, intensive rotational grazing pasture
walk, crushed rock cattle lane.
2:00 P.M. until dark following ISU Agronomy Day
(No charge. The 1998 Thompson research report will
be complimentary.)
The Thompson farm is 4 miles north of the ISU
Agronomy Day site. Or: Hwy. 30 to Hwy 17. Take
Hwy. 17 N. about 4 miles to Hwy. E-26. Go E. 1 1/2
miles. N. side, two silos.
EVENING SNACK PROVIDED
SEPT 12 SOUTHWEST IOWA
Kenneth Rosmann, 1240 Ironwood Rd., Harlan 51537
(712) 627-4217
In cooperation with Heartland Organic Marketing
Co-op
The 510-acre farm has been in transition to organic
production since 1983 and was certified organic in
1991. Crop land is in a five-year rotation. The
70-unit cow-calf herd rotationally grazes in a
12-paddock system.
Demonstrations: specialty tofu, natto and boiling
soybean variety trial (with ISU Agronomy Dept.),
yellow milling corn, developing markets for organic
beef, oats and corn.
2:00 P.M. From intersection of Hwy. 59 and 44 in
Harlan, 2 miles W. on Hwy. 44, then N.
2 3/4 miles on Ironwood Rd., W. side, long driveway.
Ron and Maria Rosmann and sons, 1222 Ironwood Rd.,
Harlan 51537
(712) 627-4653
The Rosmanns raise oats, corn, soybeans, rye,
turnips, barley, alfalfa and pasture on their
480-acre farm. The farm is OCIA-certified organic,
including the stock cow herd. The Rosmanns farrow
800 Tamworth-Berkshire hogs annually, and they
maintain a cow-calf herd of 80 cows. They also
raise broilers and operate a small nursery
featuring field-grown trees for local sales.
Demonstrations: seed treatment for corn, tofu
soybeans, mixed warm-season grasses for mid-summer
grazing, new marketing opportunities for pork,
hoophouse for hay storage and grinding feed,
Japanese millet for short-term forage and hay,
high-oil corn production for cattle feed.
4:00 P.M. rain or shine From intersection of Hwy.
59 and 44 in Harlan, 2 miles W. on Hwy. 44, then N.
2 1/4 miles on Ironwood Rd., W. side.
LIGHT SUPPER FEATURING ORGANIC PRODUCTS
SEPT 13 SOUTHEAST IOWA AGROFORESTRY WORKSHOP AND
DEMONSTRATION
Tom Wahl and Kathy Dice, Red Fern Farm, 13882 I
Ave., Wapello 52653-9449
(319) 729-5905
In cooperation with the Langwood Institute of
Forest Economics.
Fifty-three of the farm's 55 hilly acres are in
timber, primarily young oak and walnut. Tom and
Kathy also keep dairy goats, sheep, and chickens.
Agroforestry Workshops: alley-cropping, riparian
buffer strips, shelterbelts, ginseng production,
goldenseal production, tree crops.
Agroforestry Demonstration: fruit- and nut-bearing
trees grafted varieties of chestnut, black
walnut, Persian ("English") walnut, heartnut (a
sport of Japanese walnut), pecan, hican
(pecan-hickory crosses), shellbark and shagbark
hickory, persimmon and pawpaw. Also evaluated:
seedling strains of hybrid hazelnut, nut pines
(Korean pine, stone pine), and ginko.
8:30 A.M. Workshops. From Burlington: go N. on
Hwy. 61 to Hwy. 252 at Grandview. Go E. past 4-way
stop to "T" intersection. Follow the signs to
Langwood 4-H Camp, about 1 1/2 miles.
From Muscatine: go S. on Hwy. 61 to Hwy. 252 at
Grandview. Then same directions. From Iowa City:
go S. on Hwy. 218 to Ainsworth. E. on Hwy. 92 to
Grandview. Continue E. on Hwy. 252 past 4-way stop
to "T" intersection. Follow signs to Langwood 4-H
Camp, about 1 1/2 miles.
1:00 P.M. Agroforestry Demonstration. From 4-way
stop in Grandview, go S. 1 1/2 miles. Turn in drive
at "Chestnut Acres" sign and mailboxes on left side
(across from large white house on right).
SEPT 15 EAST-CENTRAL IOWA
Larry and Judy Jedlicka, 2019 Vincent Ave. NE,
Solon 52333
319-644-2686
All 480 acres of the crop ground and pasture on the
farm is certified organic. The Jedlickas maintain
a stock cow herd of 70 head and a 200-sow pasture
farrow-to-finish swine operation. They will use
their hoophouses for winter farrowing.
Demonstrations: labor needs in hoophouse swine
production, pasture farrowing, diversified, organic
farming.
2:30 P.M. From Solon S. 1 1/2 miles on Hwy. 1. E.
on 210th St. 3 1/2 miles. N. 6/10 mile on Vincent
Ave. Look for hoophouses.
LIGHT SUPPER SERVED
SEPT 19 EAST-CENTRAL IOWA
Virginia Moser, Mosers' Gardens, 1761 59th St.,
Garrison 52229
(319) 477-8261
Since its beginning in 1986, with acre and one
farmers' market, Mosers' Gardens has grown to 10
acres and now sells in seven local markets. The
farm also supplies fruits and vegetables to a local
CSA (community-supported agriculture) group of 24
shareholders.
Demonstrations: market gardening for community-
supported agriculture, mulch vs. rototilling for
sweetcorn production, medic mix for groundcover in
corn, plateless planter for sweetcorn, popcorn,
peas and beans, gardening the first year out of
CRP.
2:00 P.M. 8 1/4 miles W. of Vinton on Hwy. 218. N.
side of road, woods on both sides.
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Rick (Derrick N.) Exner
PFI Farming Systems Coordinator
ISU Extension
Practical Farmers of Iowa
2104 Agronomy Hall, ISU, Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-1923, -9985 faxAmes, I
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