Pete Kramer

Pete Kramer farms near Gibbon, MN in western Sibley County.  His journey with soil health started with implementing fertilizer efficiencies through banding with strip-till in 2004.  Since that beginning, he added multi-species cover crops behind the combine after small grain harvest in 2006 and started no-tilling soybeans in 2013.  Now every acre has cover crops planted since the fall of 2018.  He and his wife Linda were selected as Sibley County Soil Conservationist of the Year in 2012.

Pete works with many farmers as an independent crop advisor with C. B. Agronomics.  Helping farmers willing to learn about cover crops and soil health principles is an enjoyable part of his job.  He is currently the president of the Minnesota Independent Crop Consultants Association.