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Cows, Crops, and Soil Health, with Stuart Wright, Wellington County farmer (Encore)


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Sustainable farming is about the people and organizations working daily to that end. Stuart Wright is a dairy and cash crop farmer from Kenilworth, Wellington County, and a past President of Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association. Both Stuart and the Soil and Crop organization work hard on farm sustainability. Stuart describes his family’s work building soil health and sustainability using crop rotation, no till, strip till, cover crops, and the 4Rs of nutrient management. Since 1939, Soil and Crop has been innovating new ways of growing crops to improve both production and conservation. Stuart’s discussion with Paul Smith illustrates the complexity of juggling crops, livestock and changing practices. He also reflects about how farmers learn from other farmers, advisors and researchers, and then try new things on their farms—illustrating the importance of the network of organizations collaborating on sustainable agriculture. (Originally aired in 2020).

More information is available at:
https://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/
https://wellingtonsoilcrop.org/
https://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/association/the-soil-fixers/
https://www.farms.com/videos/rural-lifestyle/stuart-wright-138455.aspx


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