Posted September 29, 2015 3:49 pm by Comments

By Justin Stakes

Photo Credit: NRCS - Participating organizations of the Precision Agriculture Business Planning Partnership gather in Des Moines for a signing ceremony. Pictured from left to right are Dave Coppess (executive vice president of Heartland Co-op), Jay Mar (former NRCS state conservationist), Howard Vincent (president and CEO of Pheasants Forever), and David Muth (senior vice president of AgSolver).

Utilizing technology to integrate farming, economics and conservation in southwest Iowa

Photo Credit: NRCS – Participating organizations of the Precision Agriculture Business Planning Partnership gather in Des Moines for a signing ceremony. Pictured from left to right are Dave Coppess (executive vice president of Heartland Co-op), Jay Mar (former NRCS state conservationist), Howard Vincent (president and CEO of Pheasants Forever), and David Muth (senior vice president of AgSolver).
Pheasants Forever
Pheasants Forever

Des Moines, IA -(AmmoLand.com)- Pheasants Forever, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), AgSolver and Heartland Co-op, have entered into a groundbreaking partnership to integrate business, agronomic, and conservation planning services for farmers in southwest Iowa.

The Precision Agriculture Business Planning Partnership is aimed at providing increased farm income to area producers by offering conservation practices on less profitable crop acres.

“It is critical for us as farmers to protect working capital and focus resources in order to maximize our return-on-investment (ROI). This starts by understanding real business performance within our fields,” stated David Muth, senior vice president for AgSolver. “Precision business planning at a sub-field scale will identify acres where business performance dictates a transition to lower-cost revenue opportunities. Essentially, this partnership will achieve conservation outcomes …read more

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