What cost are you willing to pay for higher yields? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean how much money are you willing to spend. I mean at what cost… or maybe we should say, “what are you willing to compromise?” Your soil? Your land’s sustainability? Your health? The truth is whether we view it…
“Growing Healthy Communities” I’ve recently been watching a series of videos produced at the 2016 Fuller Field School in Kansas called “Growing Healthy Communities”. The first two videos I was able to catch featured Dr. Christine Jones’s talk “Soil Carbon – the Mycorrhizal Connection” and Gabe Brown’s talk “A Simple Man’s Take on the Current Production Model”. After what…
CHECK OUT OUR LATEST VIDEO ON RESIDUE: For many farmers, crop residue is a nuisance – the unfortunate byproduct of a harvested crop, hence the word “trash”. And what does trash do for any of us other than create a problem that we have to deal with? This conventional view of crop residue has led…
In today’s society, it’s become a rarity for the “little man” to truly get their voice heard. Big corporations and industries (with their equally big spending) dominate the airwaves and often push a message that comes with an agenda (one that, unfortunately, isn’t always truth-based). But despite this ever-growing trend, it’s generally the “little man” who…
Greetings friends! For those of you that have followed along with us on our site (as well as hopefully on Twitter and Facebook… if not, what are you waiting for!?) you know we’ve been promising an official intro video for a few weeks now. Unfortunately, we ran into a few snags on the production side of things… mostly on…
Author and inspirational speaker John Maxwell once said, “The greatest enemy of learning is knowing.” This couldn’t be more accurate than when it comes to sustainable farming practices. But truth be told, most of the problems we as humans face today (on and off the farm) aren’t due to our lack of knowledge, but to our…
We’ve all heard a lot of varying takes on soils… Are they living or are they dead? Do they require time to rest or more diversity? Amongst all of these uncertainties, one thing can be agreed upon – they are the foundation on which all farmers are building. And laying a trusty foundation is something…
What is the most powerful lesson that South Dakota has to teach me? This was the question that was on my mind as we anxiously drove out of the Hawkeye State and pulled into Sioux Falls. Would it be one of appreciating mother nature? Would it be one of community? Or would it simply be…
The growing amount of information on soil health is quite astonishing. Just hop on over to Google and search “Soil Health” and you’ll see for yourself. As of this writing, there were 18.1 million hits! But that’s just the tip of the iceburg; when it comes to the nuts and bolts, everyone seems to have a different…
