Spagnolo Farm

This is a no-till site with residue retention and sprinkler irrigation. Soil-health practices include maintaining reduced tillage, improving nutrient timing, introducing or strengthening cover crops, and diversifying crop rotations. The crops considered are maize (mainly food), wheat (food/feed), soybean (food/feed) and buckwheat (food niche crop).

Carbon farming practices implemented

11 -  Manure incorporation into soil

13 - Improving timing and application of nutrients

15 - Cover cropping introduction or improvement

16 - Improved crop rotations

21 - Reduced soil disturbance (ranging from reduce/ minimum tillage to no-till in cropland)

Farm activities

Soil cultivation practices  

DIRECTO NO Seed Drill for Direct Drilling | BEDNAR FMT
No- tillage

Crops:  

Corn Maturity and Drydown – The Andersons
Maize

Exploring the Benefits of Hard vs Soft Wheat
Wheat

Cover crop

Soybean