A northwest Iowa farmer says on-farm research has been one his biggest priorities in recent years. Brent Swart raises soybeans and corn near Spencer with his brother Steve. “We’ve done nitrogen research, we’ve done fungicide research on both corn and soybeans, and we’ve done some aphid insecticide research,” he said. “Some of the foundational ones […]
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