What happens when you plant a soybean crop in between twin-row winter wheat? Why would a farmer seed pearl millet at the V3 growth stage into corn planted in 60-inch spacing? Northeast Indiana farmer Jason Mauck shares how-tos and his observations of better weed control, good yields, higher returns per acre and improved hog manure retention. Learn how Jason’s return to his family farm after the death of his father started his journey into “constant-canopy” farming.
Jason Mauck grows 3,100 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat and operates a wean-to-finish hog operation, finishing 25,000 hogs annually. He has tried relay intercropping for three years to solve weed and hog manure challenges posed by intensively growing plants year-round.