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Lynn Grooms, Grooms Communications, is a freelance journalist specializing in agriculture.
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Farmers share conservation ‘why’
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Joe Stuckel and his young sons enjoy some time together in the field.
Tim Welsh stands in a field of Kernza that’s used for grain, haying and grazing.
Dairy heifers graze on Tim Welsh’s Grand View Farm near Dorchester, Iowa.
Lush pasture remains after cattle are moved in late May 2025 at Rock Dell Forage Farms near Stewartville, Minnesota.
Cattle graze in October at Rock Dell Forage Farms.
Oats and legumes are planted to protect soil after corn harvest in Iroquois County, Illinois.
Darren Yanke of Echo-Y Farms near Loganville, Wisconsin, says no-till, cover crops and incorporating livestock into the farming system have helped keep soil from leaving his family farm.
Cattle at Echo-Y Farms are fitted with GPS neck bands for a virtual fencing system.
In addition to the 2024 'Pasture Turn Out' party, Rachel Bouressa has a 'Bluegrass and Burgers' fall event. Visit facebook.com/Bouressafamilyfarm for more information.
Rachel Bouressa rotates her herd multiple times per day.
Rachel Bouressa’s herd of British Park cattle follow her to a winter paddock for a daily round bale on the Bouressa Family Farm.
A journal and reading material are always handy, even in the tractor cab, because Rachel Bouressa never knows when inspiration will strike, she says.
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