What Is Strip-Till? Fischer-Clark Success Fischer-Clark Dairy is a diary operation located in Eastern Marathon County that has adopted strip-till over a period of eight years and attributes many of its gains to this system: Top Benefits for Landowners (via a Lease with a Strip-Till Farmer) When you lease land to a farmer using strip-till READ MORE
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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
The Fischer-Clark Way – Strip-Till
ECOSYSTEM Why Fischer-Clark Practices Strip-Till Planting Soil health is at the core of Regenerative Agriculture. Tilling releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and can affect climate change. When no-till is practiced, the carbon dioxide is trapped and stored in the soil and can help reverse climate change. When no-till is practiced, the carbon dioxide is READ MORE