Experimenting with Relay Rye

Planting cover crops to help with the sustainability of the farms future in Southeast Iowa.

Today, we want to give an update on the relay crop, now that the rye portion of the trial has all been wrapped up. One of the main things to consider as we expand cover cropping is that we need to be able to grow more cover crop seed. Cover crops are a key tool […]

Experimenting with Barley and Small Grains

Case IH combine harvesting cover crops on the farm in Southeast , Iowa.

This year, we decided to start growing barley for the first time. We have about 24 acres of barley that we planted last fall as normal cover crop. We planted one bushel to the acre, but instead of terminating the cover crop, we harvested it for malt barley. Last year we grew wheat and became […]

Agriculture: Essential Now, Essential Always

Brian Hora, Lead Farmer at Continuum Ag®

What a crazy time we are in right now between trade, adverse weather conditions and now a global pandemic. This current state of our planet is something we have never seen or experienced before. However, the key takeaway here is how vital agriculture is to the world at large. Farmers and agriculturalists are essential to […]

What’s Happening to the Nutrients in Your Soil Over Winter?

Soil sampling is a vital resource when it comes to looking at the health and nutrients that our soil holds.

“Wow, what the heck is happening to soil nutrients right now?” This is something many farmers are wondering. With extreme weather and rainfall patterns through the 2018 and 2019 seasons, no current soil prediction model can fully understand what is going on in our soils. Biology is continually functioning and changing within the soil, which […]

What is Continuum Ag?

Mitchell Hora, CEO and Founder of Continuum Ag®, is out in the fields checking out this year's plant progress.

What is Continuum Ag®? Continuum Ag® is a soil health consulting company fueled by our new custom analytics software. With this software, we can quantify and improve soil health around the world. As we fine-tuning our services, we are  working with farmers, consultants and agribusinesses to design a unique plan that logistically and economically advances […]