Armored Soil

Episode 3: Soil Armor

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Local grower, Erik Dean, talks about his journey from conventional farming to soil health focused farming in South Central MN. Erik has figured out how to utilize cover crop biomass and leaving crop residue on the surface to increase his soil armor.

Erik will discuss:

  • Conventional till to vertical till to strip till to no till and cover crops
    • Diversified crop rotation
      • Residue management
        • Fertilizer management
          • Planting & Green seeing
            • Compaction & soil structure
              • Water infiltration
                • Spring delays
                  • Trial and errors

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                    Armored SoilBy Renville SWCD