FEATURED FIELD - KARL SWENSON - NEW
WASECA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Farmer Name: Karl Swenson
Location: Waseca, MN (map link)
Crop rotation: Sweetcorn - Sweetcorn / Sweetcorn - Soybeans
Field Size: 86 acres
Practices: Cover crops, Strip-till
Tile drainage: Yes - not pattern tiled
Fertilizer type: Commercial fertilizer
Soil Drainage Class: Naturally poorly drained, with tile he still considers the field somewhat poorly drained due to capacity of the ditch.
FIELD OVERVIEW
FIELD TIMELINE
Spring 2026 – Will be planting soybeans.
11/2025 – Strip-till.
8/2025 – Harvested Sweet Corn.
9/2/2025 – Drilled Cover Crops - 13# Oats, 8.5# Annual Rye, 2.4# Kale, 3.3#Hairy Vetch/acre.
5/2025 – Plant sweet corn.
9/10-12/2024 – Drilled Cover Crops - 13# Oats, 9# Annual Rye, 3.5# Hairy Vetch, 2.5# Kale/acre.
PHOTOS
October 15, 2025 – Soybeans terminated by heavy frost.
August 13, 2025 – Planted Soybean Cover Crop, 50 lbs/ac drilled.
Oct 22, 2024 – Planted Cereal Rye for grain at 110 pounds/acre.
October 15, 2025 – Soybeans terminated by heavy frost.