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Green Autumn fields
2016-10-04 21:19:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
How many of your corn and soybean fields are green with cover crops after harvest? Like the cover photo, or this nice North Dakota corn field with interseeded cover crops? How many of your fields have been ripped and blanket fertilized? While it’s true the latter practice, along with its predecessor the moldboard plow, helped turn the U.S. into the breadbasket of the world. But such productivity took a toll – poor soils that are hooked on chemicals. Hence the need for soil rehab. read more
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Category:Agriculture and Forestry