Field and Garden: It's time to stop farming unproductive areas

“We’ve nothing in Iowa that compares with your Research Extension Center (REC),” said my new acquaintance. “I was amazed by what I saw last summer.”

This conversation took place several weeks ago, while I was attending the annual conference of Practical Farmers of Iowa.

On the final day of the conference, I introduced myself to a group of people at a round-table discussion about haskaps, a blueber...