Dwayne Beck
Dakota Lakes Research Farm, Pierre, S.D.

Boosting No-Till 'Diversity' with Rotational Crops

Dwayne Beck (1999 No-Till Innovator) has said many times that a corn-and-soybean rotation isn’t a rotation but an “oscillation.” Beck has long advocated no-tillers diversify their rotations beyond staple crops to increase biodiversity, break up pest cycles and diversify income. The longtime farm manager for Dakota Lakes Research Farm near Pierre, S.D. will share background and pointers on no-tilling and raising rotational crops such as camelina, caranata, hemp, canola and perennial crops and the value they provide in no-till operations.