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Conservation Ag Fellowship

Forward-Thinking Farming Leverages Relay Cropping, Technology

2023 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Loran Steinlage reflects on a year of highs & lows

By Michaela Paukner posted on December 27, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture

The future of Loran Steinlage's operation and the agriculture industry weighed on the No-Till Innovator throughout 2023. David Brandt, Steinlage’s mentor and close friend, died unexpectedly in May, leaving Steinlage with a mission to carry on Brandt’s vision to create a farmer-to-farmer learning center in southwestern Wisconsin.

Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Loran Steinlage Receives 2023 Iowa Leopold Conservation Award

Loran Steinlage of West Union has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Iowa Leopold Conservation Award®.

August 29, 2023

Source: Sand County Foundation

Loran, who owns and operates FLOLO Farms in Fayette County, will be formally presented with the $10,000 Leopold Conservation award this December at The Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls.

Cover Crops

Using Cover Crops & Organic No-Till in Dry Climate

Relay cropping helps combat difficult planting & harvesting timing for soybeans and small grains

By Mackane Vogel posted on July 14, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment

Caleb Akin and Noah Wendt of A&W Farms have been farming together in Cambridge, Iowa, for over 15 years. But it wasn’t until 2015 that they decided to transition to organic farming.

[Podcast] Finding No-Till Success in the Face of Adversity

Jimmy Emmons and Loran Steinlage have built dynamic, profitable no-till operations, but the challenges they face are very different.

January 27, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

For this No-Till Farmer podcast, sponsored by Yetter Farm Equipment, Jimmy Emmons and Loran Steinalge were joined by moderator Rick Clark at the 2022 National No-Tillage Conference in Louisville, Ky., to share the management tactics they’ve relied on to achieve no-till success in vastly different climates, including how they’ve incorporated cover crops, managed water infiltration issues and how they’re preparing their operations for the future.

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How Do You Know if Your Disc Openers are Junk?

In this video, Precision Planting’s Clay Scott checks in with planter maintenance recommendations for John Deere, Case IH, Kinze and White disc openers. The 2025 National No-Tillage Conference takes place Jan. 7-10 in downtown Louisville, Ky. Reserve your spot at NoTillConference.com.

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