When a heart transplant required Dave to downsize his farm, he focused on getting the most from his most productive acres.

Dave had high hopes to take over his dad’s farm but when the farm crisis hit, it was sold. After starting his own construction, excavating and abatement company, Dave then started his own farm at age 40.

Dave takes an active, hands-on approach with fertility by:

• Broadcasting potash and adjusting pH levels with lime post-harvest
• Applying P, N, micronutrients and biologicals (including BioPath®) which are banded at planting or applied with a Y-drop in-season
• Paying attention to high-production corn, which may get up to four applications throughout the season

“I saw biologicals take totally dead soil from these spills and with time – 18 months – that same soil would start to grow grass. I was intrigued to see how that could be applied to agriculture.”