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Third Crops: Can They Pay?
FromField Work
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Jul 31, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
We know that corn and soybeans are the most economically viable crops we have on farms, at least in the Midwest, and that’s why they dominate the ag systems here. But there are efforts underway to add in a third crop. Third crops can be helpful for breaking up weed cycles, fixing more carbon and nitrogen in the soil, and possibly even increasing yields. Zach and Mitchell talk with farmer Darin Voigt along with Nick Jordan, a professor of agricultural ecology at the University of Minnesota, about how to integrate third crops and what the roadblocks may be to doing so.
Released:
Jul 31, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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