We know there is still work to be done, which is why the corn promotion board is dedicated to investing in research that will likely lead to the next breakthrough for growing corn. Guest columnist

Jerod Flaherty has been farming in Clarke County for over 20 years, raising corn, soybeans, forage crops, and a cow herd while utilizing cover crops and rotational grazing.

He currently serves as the Iowa Corn Promotion Board Director for District 8 and as Chair of the Animal Agriculture & Environment Committee.

Though the recent central Iowa ban on irrigating lawns has been lifted , there are still many questions about farmers’ use of nitrogen fertilizer.

The use of nitrogen fertilizer is correlated with yield of corn. The higher the yield, the more nitrogen is consumed by a healthy corn p

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