Despite the common assumption growers can't make cover crops work on dryland wheat in eastern Oregon, Wasco County wheat grower Noah Williams is working with his local NRCS and the county’s Soil and Water Conservation District experts to seed covers to reduce erosion, retain soil moisture and build more organic matter. And he’s tracking the data using soil sensors.
Fitting the Cover Crop to the Farm & Making Money Doing It
Last week I told you all about our upcoming National Cover Crop Summit and promised to showcase lots more great topics and speakers so without further ado, here is Gary Zimmer, another one of our speakers, to preview his presentation about fitting the cover crop to the farm and how to make money doing it.