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The Grow Down on Soil Health
Welcome to “The Grow Down on Soil Health” podcast, where we dive deep into sustainable farming practices designed to enhance both your land and your bottom line. Join host Ben West, Ph.D., executive director of Farmers for Soil Health, and a diverse lineup of guests from various agricultural backgrounds as they share entertaining stories, invaluable soil health management techniques, and the incredible benefits cover crops can bring to your farm.
Soil Health Monitoring: Like Maintaining Your Equipment
Just like you perform regular maintenance on your tractor to keep it running well and catch problems early, your soil needs regular testing to assess its condition and maintain productivity and profitability. Check out this fact sheet from the Soil Health Institute to learn more.
Cover Crops and Soil Biology – The Clyde Burchett Way
Clyde Burchett, owner of Burchett Seed Service, has spent over 35 years in agriculture, with two decades working in plant breeding, agronomy, and sales before starting his own company with his son. He’s seen firsthand how soil health practices, like cover crops, can benefit farmers, their land, and their profitability. Hear Clyde discuss how cover crops can be a powerful tool in your pest management and soil health systems.
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Digging Deeper with ISAP: Cover Crop Mixes
Use this resource to help guide you on cover crop mix design based on your goals and needs.
Diversity in Crops and Business Models with Jay Baxter
In this episode of Soil Sense, Delaware farmer Jay Baxter shares about the cover crops, equipment, biosolids, and poultry manure that are part of his operation.
Does Planting Green Into a Rye Cover Crop Affect Corn Growth and Yield?
To help provide some insight into how “planting green” might affect corn growth and yield, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach conducted an experimental field plot study comparing the effect of termination date of a winter cereal rye cover crop on growth, development, seedling disease and yield of corn in 2019 and 2020.
Economics of Soil Health Systems
The Soil Health Institute partnered with the National Association of Conservation Districts and the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service to interview 30 farmers across the U.S. who have adopted soil health management systems and used partial budget analysis to compare financial returns by quantifying the net economic effect of changes in their production systems. Review the results of Farm #12 today.