Local Interest
Recordings of the Organic Grain Farm Operation Workshop, the 2020 Nebraska Cover Crop & Soil Health Conference and the 2020 Southeast Nebraska Soil Health Conference are now available on the NE SARE Videos & Recordings page. Take a look!
Enjoy this virtual Diversified Ag Tour from 2018. The tour included stops at Robinette Farms, Martell NE; Rock Creek Aquaculture near Diller, NE; Lazy Horse Brewing & Winery near Ohiowa, NE; Slezak Ag & Natural Resources near Milligan, NE; Ralph Tate's Grass Farm near Fairbuy, NE; and finally a stop at Broken Arrow Farm near Filley, NE.
The last few years there has been a major focus on cover crops here in southeast Nebraska as well as other parts of Nebraska. Cover crops have been used for a number of years particularly in organic cropping systems. They have been a source of nitrogen, organic matter and other nutrients when incorporated as green manures in these systems. Cover crops have also been planted as forage crops for livestock for grazing or hay for many years. In recent years there has been increased interest in the use of cover crops in conventional cropping systems.