Tillage is out and grazing is in as the preferred management strategy for our family’s dryland cotton and winter wheat fields. The shift was gradual, but the soil health and bottom-line benefits have grown steadily.
We've been no-tilling for nearly 50 years. You’d think we’d have it all figured out by now, but there’s always something new to try or a novel problem to unravel on our Lam bertville, N.J., operation.
I’m not the patient type. My brother Grant has more patience, but he’s not slow to act. If a farming practice makes sense to him, he’s game to implement it.
Finding niches is somewhat of a family specialty. Sometimes changes in practices lead us to a niche, or sometimes a niche opportunity leads us to a change in practices.
Every Year I will get better at farming. I will keep what works. I will change what doesn’t work, gladly adopting new technologies or practices if they demonstrate a more efficient or successful path forward.
“God has made a good Earth, and it’s my responsibility to help protect what God has given us.” This quote defines the culture of conservation that has run strong in our family for generations.
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