Crops are corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, milo, sunflowers, alfalfa and pasture.
Control of weeds and pests is done biologically with chemical backup. Nutrients are selected for their energy, balance and biological activity. Preferred tillage is chisel-cultivate, with some no till as an emergency backup and where required by law. The average annual rainfall is more than 40 inches, with the frost-free growing season from May 1 through October 1. The fields are in various stages of transition, depending on landowner attitude and legal requirements.