Ty Iverson 2013 'Farmer of the Year'
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December 31, 2013 |
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Boundary Soil Conservation District
President Tom Daniels presents
fourth-generation family farmer Ty
Iverson a plaque as this years Boundary
County Farmer of the Year. |
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Boundary county is blessed with some of the best
farms in the world, and making a great farm
takes a number of diverse things; good, fertile
soil, clement weather, adequate moisture, plenty
of sunshine.
But the key factor essential in any great farm,
especially a great farm that's abided for
generations, is a great farmer, and the Boundary
Soil Conservation District's 2013 Farmer of the
Year, Ty Iverson, is more than living up to his
family legacy.
Ty is deeply rooted in agriculture, soil and
water. A fourth generation great farmer starting
with his great grandfather O.F. Howe, his
grandfather Don Howe, who was a former BSCD
supervisor, and his father, Tom Iverson, also a
former BSCD supervisor and the 2000 Farmer of
the Year recipient.
As his mother Tracy, a retired teacher, said “He
got started when he rode in the grain truck with
me at age four."
Ty graduated from the University of Idaho with a
degree in Agricultural Economics. He married his
wife, Lisa, in 2011. Lisa, a Boundary County
school teacher has a farm background herself.
Ty farms 1,000 acres on the Ball Creek Ranch and
also 1,800 acres on T&T Farms with his father
Tom. He has served two terms on the Idaho Canola
Commission. He is active with Boundary County
Grain Producers and is currently on the Board of
Directors of the Idaho Grain Producers.
Ty is actively implementing sound soil and water
conservation practices.
He participates in USDA-NRCS programs with EQIP,
CRP, CSP and the IDFG HIP programs. He performs
direct seeding, plants grass filter strips and
food and cover plantings for wildlife habitat.
He rotates crops such as alfalfa, garbanzo
beans, canola, winter wheat, barley and peas to
improve soil quality and reduce soil-borne
diseases affecting previous cereal crops.
He utilizes precision farming with GPS, and auto
steer and sprayer boom segmentation control for
no overspray to the environment. He does soil
sampling for nutrient management and to
determine his crop needs and potential target
yield.
Ty and Lisa will carry on the family
conservation history for many years, and
generations, to come. |
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