Producer, Northeast Nebraska
Jeff and Jolene Steffen farm around 600 acres in Northeast Nebraska about 10 miles south of the South Dakota border. About 500 of these acres are row crops. They currently grow Corn, Oats, Soybeans, Buckwheat, Cereal Rye and Peas for cash crops. They also graze Cow Calf pairs on full season annual cover crops and winter graze cover crops and crop residue. They have been continuous no-till for 30 plus years but only in the last 10 years have they really concentrated on soil health with cover crops being implemented on the entire farm. Jeff and Jolene also raise non-GMO Soybeans and Oats for certified seed. Jeff is on the Nebraska Natural Resource Commission and serves on the board of his local Natural Resource District. They also love Nature and Wildlife: as West Bow Creek runs through the middle of their farm.