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Tree Water Management Fact Sheet
Applicable to conservation practices containing trees and/or shrubs. Water management for trees is the management of available water, competing vegetation and supplemental water to reduce moisture.
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60-Inch Corn &Cover Crops
What: 60-Inch Corn & Cover Crops Where: Menoken Farm-Burleigh County Soil Conservation District When: May 2020 Why: Provide crop diversity and enhance sunlight harvest 60-inch corn rows provide the window of opportunity for additional plant diversity and...
Fifteen Inch Spring Wheat
What: 15-Inch Spring Wheat Where: Menoken Farm-Burleigh County Soil Conservation District When: May 2020 Why: Providing crop diversity with a biennial cover crop. Rethinking spring wheat production in the Northern Plains. A broadleaf biennial cover crop, such as sweet...
Rain Barrels
CONSERVATION... Our Purpose. Our Passion. What is a Rain Barrel? A rain barrel is a catchment system designed to store rain water running off a roof, usually attached to a downspout. Benefits of using a rain barrel: Help lower water costs. A rain barrel can save an...
Unearthing soil’s benefits from cover crops
Cover crops are receiving a lot of attention by nearly everyone involved in agriculture. They are once again becoming a very versatile tool that can provide many ecosystem services while also improving a producer’s bottom line.
Cover crops are loosely defined as something planted to serve a multitude of purposes while not typically being harvested as a cash crop. One purpose that is universal to any cover crop is that it can benefit the soil. Since most of the important functions the soil performs (nutrient cycling, as well as water capture and storage, in particular) are biologically driven, cover crops can facilitate an increase in soil health in a big way.