This case study profiles an organic grain and livestock farmer with 350 certified acres in Audubon, IA, who began incorporating cover crops around 2017-2018, primarily to improve water holding capacity and infiltration on his hilly, well-drained soils prone to water stress and erosion. He favors a simple, reliable approach using oats and winter wheat rather than expensive multi-species mixes, and his long-term goal is to have cover crops on every acre of the farm.