Building Resilient Soil Systems Using Residue, No-Till and Cover Crops

May 23, 2018 | Posted in Residue Management, Water Management, No-Till Farming 101

Crop residue management, no-till crop production and cover crops are important methods to reduce wind and water erosion, decrease runoff and evaporation and improve soil health for a more resilient soil, says ag engineer Paul Jasa of Nebraska Extension.

Proper Soil Health Best Tool for Getting Livestock Operation Through Drought

August 24, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Source: North Dakota State University Extension

With the current drought in the Dakotas, livestock producers should ponder how improving soil health can improve utilization of available moisture and mitigate the negative effects of dryness, says North Dakota State University Extension.

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Get Ready to Safeguard Moisture

By John Dobberstein posted on March 23, 2016 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health, Water Management

It’s certainly great to see how far soil-moisture profiles have come across the Great Plains over the past year. Looking at the U.S. Drought Monitor, you don’t see a sea of brown and red colors that the government uses to signify severe major drought problems.

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