PFI Winter Webinar: An Alternative Third Crop? Relay Cropping Winter Camelina with Soybeans

Robert Harvey worked for the last two years with Heartland Co-op’s Ruth McCabe to successfully relay crop winter camelina and soybeans on his Redfield, Iowa, farm. In 2023, Robert harvested his first successful crop of winter camelina from this system and he is looking forward to a prospective third crop that fits in his corn and soybean rotations. Robert has worked with Iowa Cover Crop to germ-test the camelina seed and they will work together to clean it.

Lifetime PFI member Robert Harvey owns and operates Sunny Crest Farm with his wife, Ruth Harvey. They raise cattle, corn, soybeans, hay and cover crops on 700 acres near Redfield, Iowa. They were also recipients of the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award in 2016.