A south-central Iowa farmer says preparations are ramping up as spring planting approaches.
“We all get antsy every spring,” Steve Kuiper said.
Kuiper says he’s hopeful conditions aren’t excessively wet once the planters start rolling.
“We like to have a good spring and get that corn and soybean crop started off in a good environment,” he said. “If you have a tremendously wet spring, that’s probably the toughest thing for us here in southern Iowa.”
He tells Brownfield his family is essentially ready to go.
“We’ve got a couple of pieces of equipment to work on yet, but other than that we’re ready. Fertility is down and anhydrous is down. When it’s go time, it’s go time, but we just want a nice spring.”
Kuiper raises corn and soybeans near Knoxville in Marion County. He also serves as first vice president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association.
He spoke to Brownfield at a recent NCGA trade policy academy held in Iowa.
