My All-Time Favorite Farming book

[UGUIDE]

Someone on another forum posted this link to a book that is on the top of my list for profitablility and sustainability on the farm.

"Building Soils for Better Crops"

This book discusses crop rotations quite a bit, along with using manures and reduced tillage, to build better soils: http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/Building-Soils-for-Better-Crops-3rd-Edition Its a free download.

You can download a free version of the book and use as an online reference manual.

 

[moellermd]

along with using manures and reduced tillage, to build better soils:

Maybe you should consider building a couple 2000 head hog confinements on your farm. That way would have plenty of manure to build better soils.

 

[UGUIDE]

Maybe you should consider building a couple 2000 head hog confinements on your farm. That way would have plenty of manure to build better soils.

Theres a bunch a few miles away and my neighbor gets manure knifed in from them every fall. I am too far away! They are charging more and more for it every year. Good utilization of the resource.

 

[moellermd]

Theres a bunch a few miles away and my neighbor gets manure knifed in from them every fall. I am too far away! They are charging more and more for it every year. Good utilization of the resource.

That's why you need to build your own.

 

[UGUIDE]

That's why you need to build your own.

Thinkin a green manure crop might have to suffice. Gotta keep the stank down so it dont chase off the hunters

 

[Toad]

Just wanted to let you know I really appreciate you posting the links to this and the crop rotation study you posted before. It will take me a while to get through this 300+/- pages.

But I have read most of the article about the crop rotation study and the Q&A, and even downloaded the study data to look at. Fascinating stuff. Thanks.