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Terrace on the farm of Arnold Berglund.

Photo of a terrace on the farm of Arnold Berglund in Cherokee County, Iowa.

Tags: Agriculture, Arnold Berglund, Cherokee Iowa, Crops, Farmland, Soil and Water Conservation, Terraces

Park Hammer - Chopping Straw.

Park Hammer, chopping straw in Warren County, Iowa.

Tags: Agriculture, Chopped Straw, Crops, Farmland, Park Hammer, Soil and Water Conservation, Warren County

No-till planting beans into corn.

No-till planting beans into corn in Delaware County, Iowa. Soil losses in a corn-soybean rotation can be reduced by 60-75% if no-till is used rather than conventional tillage. This photo shows soybeans growing through last year's corn residue.

Tags: Agriculture, Crop Rotation, Crops, Delaware County Iowa, Farmland, No Till Crop, Soil and Water Conservation

No-Till Field with Spring Beans Sprouting.

No-till field with spring beans sprouting in Dickinson County, Iowa.

Tags: Crops, Dickinson County, No Till, Soil and Water Conservation

No-till corn on corn.

No-till corn on corn planted with A.C. planter. Farmer Ken Hester planting on contour in a field with grass back slope terraces.

Site location is Crescent, Iowa in Pottawattamie County.

Tags: Agriculture, Conservation Tillage, Corn, Crops, Farmland, Gene Alexander, Ken Hester, No Till Crop, Soil and Water Conservation, West Pottawattamie County Iowa