Switchgrass

Prescribed Burning

Prescribed Burning By Jake Hunter I remember watching our field of switchgrass being burned for the first time. With a drip torch in hand, the volunteer fire department struck the first line of flame, and I watched as the flame slowly gained strength. The fire spread, low and steady at first, but then surging forward. […]

Snow Pheasant Pursuits

Snow Pheasant Pursuits By Kent Boucher As I write this, my legs are burning from a fresh sunburn I received while mowing my acreage for several hours yesterday, and the thought of wading through January’s knee deep snow drifts seems almost therapeutic. When December gets here though, my sunburn will be long gone and my […]

Planting Switchgrass for Cover

Planting Switchgrass for Cover By Steve Webner “Switchgrass on my property would be a great way to bring in the pheasants”. This is what I told myself, an avid pheasant hunter, after I bought a small acreage in northwest Iowa. However, I knew enough about plants to know that I was no agronomist, and the […]