Ty Iverson 2013 'Farmer of the Year'
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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. |
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.