Progress 2023

Iowa Cover Crop

Progress Agriculture 2023 February 25, 2023

JEFFERSON — A freakish December EF2 tornado could have ended it all for Iowa Cover Crop (ICC). The fledgling business suffered a setback to their seed and custom application operation when the weather turned for the worse in Paton, just north of Grand Junction, in December 2021. Not only was the building where they conducted their business gone, but with it their inventory of rye, buckwheat, and oats. Mother Nature, however, didn’t understand that she was taking on fishing buddies and 4-H friends — and Iowa Cover Crop owners and operators — Bill Frederick and James ...

Grain Weevil Corporation

Progress Agriculture 2023 February 25, 2023

AURORA, Neb. — “Build me a robot so I never have to go into a grain bin again.” When Nebraska farmer Zach Hunnicutt made this comment to his friends Ben and Chad Johnson a few years ago, neither man fully understood the remarkable innovation this would unleash. Timing met opportunity ...

Lundell Plastics

Progress Agriculture 2023 February 25, 2023

ODEBOLT — For farmers who utilize cover crops, Lundell Plastics Corporation has unveiled its latest product, the crimping gauge wheel, to support the benefits of this practice. Cover crops help with soil erosion, improve soil health, crowd out weeds, control pests and diseases, ...

American Drone

Progress Agriculture 2023 February 25, 2023

GRANTON, Wis. — When it’s time to spray or spread, how many times is it either too muddy to get into the field, or you can’t get a plane scheduled? What about getting cover crops seeded on time? Forget all that frustration. Things are looking up, thanks to today’s high-tech ...

Tractor Zoom

Progress Agriculture 2023 February 25, 2023

URBANDALE — Whether you’re selling a late-model John Deere combine for half a million dollars, or you’re looking to buy a classic 1950s Farmall tractor, wouldn’t it be great to have a one-stop, online resource? The team at Tractor Zoom in Urbandale thinks so, too. “We’re the ...

Lake View

Progress Agriculture 2023 February 25, 2023

LAKE VIEW — When John Westergaard moved to Lake View 25 years ago, he liked the town but could see there was room for improvement, too. This former district seed sales manager wasn’t afraid to speak up and plant the idea that things could improve — and he was willing to ...