Duane Ohnemus

Duane Ohnemus** (’83 animal sci.) writes to inform us that Ohnemus Farms, Inc., has received the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association’s environmental stewardship award for 2007. He and his wife, Mary Jo Ohnemus, own and operate a family farm in Milo that includes an Angus and polled Hereford purebred cowherd, a small feedlot and crops of corn, soybeans, and hay. The family has installed many miles of tile and terraces and maintains protective cover on the land. Their cattle rotationally graze permanent pastures. Crop fields are minimum-tilled or no-tilled to preserve crop residues. They have built or maintained 11 ponds to control erosion and provide ample watering sources. Duane recently served as chairman of the Whitebreast Creek Watershed Project.