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Unit 2: Applying Ecological Principles
Farmer Profile
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Let’s pause our discussion of key practices and look at how these first three practices – cover crops, crop rotation, reduced tillage – come together under real farm circumstances.
Dan Forgey, farm manager at Cronin Farms in South Dakota, has been using no-till management for more than 17 years. Over that time, Forgey has developed a keen understanding of how his farming system works and where new challenges and opportunities exist. Several years ago, Forgey began thinking about how he might include cover crops on the 8,500-acre farm to improve soil and the bottom line. But how best to do this in a no-till system? Click on the links below to learn more:
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