Dave Brandt’s Legacy Lives On for Generations
We are in Carroll, Ohio at Walnut Creek Seeds Farm, home of the legendary Dave Brandt and we are going to toss it off to our cover crop segment here with Dave Brandt’s grandson — Chris.
Cover Crops Key to Storing More Soil Organic Carbon
No-till practices alone may not sequester as much organic carbon in soil profiles as previously thought, but seeding cover crops could help rebuild it, says University of Illinois researcher Ken Olson.
Ken Olson doesn’t dispute that no-till can sequester organic carbon in the soil, or provide numerous other benefits to farmers.
But no-tillers may not be storing as much soil organic carbon (SOC) in their soil profiles as they may have been led to believe, says the University of Illinois soil scientist, who published a controversial study on the topic this year.
After working with a team of senior researchers to review more than 120 research…
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