Buddy Oubre, owner of Buddy Oubre Farms Inc., partnered with St. Martin and Iberia Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and the LSU AgCenter to test a cane harvester modification design that he patented. This modification would prove successful in directing most of the cane leaf residue into the […]
An Innovation for Using Cane Leaf Residue to Reduce Runoff: Good Lands Episode 3
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Prairie Strips in Organic Grain: Mark Doudlah
Mark Doudlah is an organic grain farmer in Wisconsin who planted prairie strips to buffer his crops from pesticides from neighboring farms, control pests naturally, and prevent erosion.
Cover Crops Virtual Field Day: Managing cover crops for cattle and soil health
Jack Thornton discusses cover crops and ways to manage them with cattle and soil health.
What’s Needed To Start Intensive/Mob Grazing Livestock
Today, more and more people are changing the way they graze their livestock. With results of holistic grazing being so dramatic compared to conventional grazing, intensive grazing is slowly becoming the new normal. In this video I will go over the supplies needed to get started.
Wiese Bros’ Soil Warrior
This video, taken on August 30, 2016, demonstrates how Wiese Brothers Farms applied 15,000 gallons of liquid manure using the Soil Warrior, a low-disturbance applicator. By using the Soil Warrior, they were able to apply manure immediately after taking corn silage off, maintain soil structure for healthy soils, and plant cover crops as soon as […]
Dribble Bar Manure Application
Dvorachek Farm & Industry used a dribble bar to apply liquid manure on a field at Brickstead Dairy, LLC. Dan had no-till planted soybeans into triticale, which he later harvested. Because of the stable ground, they were able to surface apply 8,000 gallons of liquid manure. Between the residual triticale and the soybeans, the manure […]
Planting Green and Grazing Cover Crops with Karl Sime
Spend time with the lawn chair farmers and the lead farmer of the Biological Farmer Friends, Karl Sime. We check out the cover crop fields he grazes and hear what his plan is in 2021.