For some grain farmers, diversification can mean growing soybeans and raising cattle. For others, it involves planting crops and trees side by side.
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A 20-acre plot managed by the Savanna Institute incorporates windbreaks along with alley cropping including hazelnut, serviceberry, gooseberry, willow, oak and black walnut trees. It is enrolled in USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program.
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Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series on the 2025 Iowa Women Impacting Agriculture award winners.
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