ILF Cooperator Rick Juchems
Producer: Rick Juchems
Location: Plainfield, Butler County
Soil Region: 3, Northeast Iowa Surface
ILF Demonstration: Cover crop compared to no cover crop after silage
Bio: Rick farms in northeast Butler County and northwest Bremer County; producing corn and soybeans, and corn silage. He also runs a cattle and hog operation. A long-time activist for conservation, Rick recently became president of Conservation Districts of Iowa and has been serving that organization for some time. He is also chair of the Butler Soil and Water Conservation District, chair of Cedar Valley Conservation and Development (RC&D), vice-chair for the Iowa League Resource Conservation and Development, and a member of Iowa Soybean Association.
Rick uses many conservation practices on his land including grass waterways, buffers along creeks, terraces, CDP windbreaks, and no-tillage.
Building a Culture of Conservation: “I hope to leave the land that we farm in better shape than when we started. We are only here for a short time and the land will have to feed the world for generations to come.”
Contact Information:
Rick Juchems ~ Butler County
33635 110th Street
Plainfield, IA 50666
319/276-4818
rick.juchems@butler-bremer.com
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