Building Farm Resilience
Building Farm Resilience With Summer Annuals and Native Prairie
Supported by ADM re:generations
Thursday, July 17
10 a.m.-Noon
Location
Field Location: West Border Street
Monroe City, MO 63456
Hosts
Kody & Dahrea Karr, Karr Family Farm
Kody and Dahrea Karr farm near Monroe City, Missouri, where they began row-cropping in 2021. They are raising children, sheep, cattle and row crops on nearly 600 acres. They practice no-till, and incorporate summer annual cover crops behind wheat to help during drought conditions and provide green forage for their livestock in the summer slump.
The Karrs have also found that cover crops and grazing help break persistent pest cycles and restore diversity and fertility back into corn and soybean acres. Elsewhere on the farm, Kody and Dahrea are converting crop ground back to native grassland to have pasture species better adapted to local weather cycles. Come see these practices in action and learn how the Karrs are hoping to build resilience through an integrated crop and livestock farm.
Meal
Lunch will follow the field day.
See & Discuss
- Summer annual cover crops following wheat
- Grazing summer annual cover crops
- Stockpiled milo for winter forage use
- Native prairie restoration on the farm
Location Notes
From South Border Street: Travel north over the train tracks; the farm is the first driveway to the left (west).
From West Summer Street: West Summer Street turns slightly left and becomes West Border Street. Travel south over a small bridge; the farm will be the first driveway to the right (west).
Farm Info
Sponsor
- Farmers Elevator and Exchange Co.
- Saddle Butte Ag.