More U.S. farmers are cashing in on regenerative ag practices. One family farm says they are seeing the results.
“We can say over time we see bigger organic matter numbers. In Virginia, our fields could be anywhere from two to four percent organic matter. And I think over time, if I take seven or eight years worth of soil samples, we can see them go up to that five or six number, as long as we’re sticking to a pretty good plan here. Those are things that we can measure. Other than that, it’s a lot of anecdotal stuff. I feel like we get a little less weed pressure when we get a good cover crop established. We get a little extra time bought when it’s when we get those hot and dry spells in the summer, and we’re seven days away from a drought on a lot of our dirt. So anything that can buy us a little bit of time on a hot, dry July is a good thing,” said Dustin Madison.
Madison says to find success, you have to be willing to try new things and experiment with what works on your fields.
