“This time of year (May) you can plow a field up and in almost a day a lot of the moisture is evaporated. When you [use cover crops] the moisture content in the ground remains more constant because you’ve got cover as opposed to it being bare ground that dries out.”
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Cover Crops and Equipment (Harrisons 5/6)
It’s often thought that to add cover crops to an operation, a farmer needs fancy new equipment. In this video, Bryant Harrison shows us that that doesn’t have to be the case!
Rye into Non-GMO Corn (Harrisons 4/6)
Soil health practices like cover crops and diversity are great tools for a farmer. But they don’t change the reality that farming is tough… and changing farming practices can make it feel even tougher! Luckily, there are several programs, free services and information that the NRCS (National Resource Conservation Service) offers to assist farmers. Have you gotten…
Weed Management & Reducing Erosion (Harrisons 3/6)
Cover crops not only help build up organic matter in the soil, they also help with reducing weeds and increasing water infiltration!
The Power of Cover Crops & Diversity (Harrisons 2/6)
Cover crops and diversity are two powerful tools for farming. Before we began our Cover 5 project last fall, we asked each farmer involved to show us their worst performing plot of land. After all, what better way to display the power of soil health than through taking land no one wants and transforming it…