Younger conservatives are getting it right - "If subsidies are intended to provide a safety net for American agriculture, decades of consolidation raise a serious question about whether that support is reaching the farms most vulnerable to failure."
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The success of no-till farming in the spring starts in the fall - cut the stubble high, get the straw from the chopper distributed as evenly as possible across the full width of the cut. Modern day choppers set right eliminate the need for recreational fall field harrowing!
Another SERF / PepsiCo tour done with a stop for lunch at the Dam Smokehouse. Lots of talks about soil function, extension, diversification, cattle, economics. We went to White Fox (Artesian Angus) and Carrot River (Sharko's) to look at fields.
It can’t be a great Soil Health Field Day without a soil pit! How about two? One was in an undisturbed pasture/hay meadow and the other in a field about 300 feet away. NECS Soil Scientist Lance Duey gave us a great rundown of what we were seeing in these locations.
Want to know how to reduce #Tillage w/o compromising yields? Attend @umnext Tillage Expo Sept 1 in Crookston, MN. Side-by-side demos w/spring & fall tillage, nutrient mgt, planter adjustments, econ, and more!
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Thank you to @mncorn@MnSoil@mnwheat
What does farmed soil look like compared to undisturbed soil only a few feet away? NRCS Soil Scientist Lance Duey is the "pit master" at the Soil Health Field Day on Tuesday, August 4th. Registration deadline is Friday, July 31st.
Winter Camelina harvest is underway! Is this a crop that can fit into our rotation in ND? How is this tiny seed planted? Harvested? Where do you sell it? How much money can you make on it?
Come to our Soil Health Field Day on Tuesday August 4th and lets talk!
You are invited to our Soil Health Field Day, Tuesday, August 4th. It will be a jam-packed day of looking at how soil health can be improved over time using a variety of approaches! Sponsored by the Rolette Soil Conservation District.
It’s not that grain prices are bad, it’s the fact that everyone who the farmer relies on to grow the crop, keep it fed, and get it out of the field and then claim they are “for the farmer” is putting us out of business ….. I’m normally a pretty chill guy but for a vibrant industry we both need to make $!!! it can’t be a one way street!!!!
SAVE THE DATE!
Soil Health Field Day on Tuesday, August 4th at Paul & Diane Overby farm, Wolford, ND. Winter camlina, interseeded cover crops, variable rate fertility and soybean population trials, UAVs, soil health demonstrations! And more!
More details to come