Increasing habitat acres welcomes monarchs to Iowa

By Willy Klein

Farming near Osage in northeast Iowa, this year marks the 45th crop Wayne Fredericks has planted on the 750 acres he farms using no-till, strip till and cover crops. While he’s hopeful for great soybean and corn crops, he is especially proud of the 7 acres of pollinator habitat that are sprinkled around his Mitchell County farm operation.