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Ann Robinson Iowa State University
Aug 1, 2025
Aug 1, 2025

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Nathan Meyers, Iowa State University-Research Farms manager, describes aspects of precision farm equipment with the Land Stewardship Leadership Academy in spring 2025.

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Agricultural specialist Chad Arnold discusses cultivation of vegetable crops, including onions, at the Horticulture Research Farm near Ames, Iowa.

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Ann Robinson Iowa State University

One evening this past April, 24 participants in the Land Stewardship Leadership Academy faced a massive tractor and sprayer, admiring its complexity. On their feet all day, they still eagerly leaned in to watch as a farm manager described the equipment's latest precision features. It was their final stop as they toured Iowa State University teaching farms around Ames where the cohort was continuing a weeks-long look under the hood of Iowa agriculture.

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