September 17th 2020 – Corn we chopped for silage. Even though we had a high yielding crop of hay, we decided it was important to rotate our crops aggressively. So, the spring of 2020 we strip tilled corn into the same field which we terminated rye grass and alfalfa the previous year. October 15th 2020- READ MORE
Category: no till soil
Grass Experiment #1
The 2019 growing season did not start out well. The 2018 beautiful alfalfa seeding is devastated. We could’ve planted corn, but decided to plant annual Italian rye grass. If you look closely on picture #2, you can see the rye grass coming up. It’s June 1st 2019 and normally we are cutting 1st crop at READ MORE
Regenerative Agriculture
What is Regenerative Agriculture? Regenerative Agriculture is a holistic farming system that enhances ecosystem biodiversity, improves water and air quality, produces nutrient-dense food and stores carbon to help mitigate the effects of climate change. It includes farming and grazing practices that leverage the power of photosynthesis in plants to close the carbon cycle and regenerate READ MORE