With a crop rotation that increases profitability, feed-company salesman Jimmy Howard can still afford to no-till corn, soybeans and wheat on 450 acres outside of his full-time job.
Recently we purchased a new planter as our acreage and custom work has been increasing. We decided we wanted a larger planter, and one that would allow us to continue with our 20-inch rows.
Some 25 years ago, the Hundley farm at Champlain, Va., was a modest operation at just 300 acres. Today, with the help of no-till, Jay and Robert Hundley have grown their acreage 20 times to a bustling corn, soybeans and small grains operation of 6,000 acres.
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