Managing for Profit

Water quality and conservation

North Iowa farmer Stu Swanson says he wants to care for the resources left to him and stewarded by previous generations.

Swanson is harvesting his 29th crop and over the course of three decades he’s reduced tillage and moved to variable rate fertility.

The District 2 Director for the Iowa Corn Growers tells Brownfield for like-minded farmers, the association offers a Stewardship Advocate e-newsletter that provides information related to conservation and environmental policy.