Fall arrives Thursday and the Iowa Department of Transportation is already looking ahead to winter by signing farmers up for the Standing Corn Program.

Scott Suhr, the DOT’s district transportation planner, based in Atlantic, explains how it works.

“We actually have this program where we pay farmers to leave corn in their field,” Suhr says. “The corn that’s left in the field in drifting areas holds the snow back from the roadway and has a benefit to the DOT and to the motorist by keeping the snow off the road.”

Read the full article on the Radio Iowa website.