On the farm: I farm for the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska in White Cloud, Kansas. I started as a farm hand and worked my way up to manager. I've been employed with the tribe going on three years. I started this journey with no farming background. With education and guidance, I've learned so much in the past few years. We take pride in tapping into food-grade markets not only to get premiums but most of all to grow healthier food. We produce corn, soybeans, wheat, milo, sunflowers, rye, cover crops, our native Indian corn, and three varieties of heritage corn. We use regenerative agriculture practices across all acres.
If you use conservation practices in your operation, which ones? We use regenerative agriculture practices across all acres. Conservation practices we use are no-till, plant into cover, adaptive grazing, prescribed burning and bale grazing. My passion is to increase soil health while being profitable and making a difference in this world.
Industry and community involvement: Intertribal Agriculture Council, Native American Agriculture Fund (NAFA), Understanding Ag, Regenified, Soil Health Academy and Practical Farmers of Iowa.
Why do you support RIPE? Our overall goals fall right in alignment with the goals RIPE has. We can work together to help solve climate change and improve overall soil health.
What impacts would the RIPE100 payments have on your farm or ranch? We could use those resources to help us decrease inputs and to increase profitability across our operation.
What’s your favorite movie or music artist? Morgan Wallen