The Fraternity of Farming: Glen’s Journey to Revitalize His Family’s CRP Land
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- Glen shares his personal journey of converting his family’s farmland from CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) back to productive agricultural use. In this insightful video, Glen discusses the challenges, the learning experiences and the importance of unity among farmers, regardless of their farming practices. Discover how intelligent tillage and a focus on essential nutrients helped transform the soil and boost crop productivity. This story is a testament to the resilience and fraternity of farming.
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Glen, Thank you so much for this, it's something that's been lost in our country and the recent events have highlighted, Were all in this country together, and there has definitely been a harsh narrative spreading. Even in the Farming industry, hey you not doing this right your a bad Farmer, You'll never make money with that crop. We really need to end all this and Farm together as a whole and just accept were all human and will farm in our own ways and that's ok. Lets just enjoy that journey together and have each other's back. 🌼🌷🌾🌿🌱🌴🥕
Thank you for your thoughtful comment. It’s heartening to see others recognize the importance of unity in farming. We’re all part of the same community, and it’s vital to support each other, share knowledge, and respect different farming methods. Together, we can overcome challenges and thrive 🌾🤝🚜🌟
@@SoilWorksLLC-GSRCalcium Thank you for sharing your backstory to understand what and why you do it!
Hi Glen,
I’m a retired Real-estate developer that has been in fear of the banks collapsing again and future lockdowns so to protect future family members I’ve been thinking I need to spend some of that saved liquidity and buy some farm land.
I’ve watched every one of your videos at least 4 times.
You’ve given me the confidence to move forward with my vision. Thank You!
Looking forward to meeting you and purchasing your products.
Greg from Santa Cruz
❤ Really informative video. God Bless.
You're video's have helped me understand what's going on in the soil!!!
Thank you, Glen for all do I always enjoy the show
Glen, you are something More! Thanks for tell us your history, with your soul! From Brazil south part, temperate climate.
I agree. Every method has a place.
That said rotation makes the most sense if it is planned and timed appropriately. The soil and plants determine this. We must pay close attention.
The common denominator is learning, learning makes things better when based on how nature works and integrative
Thank you for sharing your backstory to understand what and why you do it!
This is just a wonderful video about what farming is all about.
I was surprised to hear you could bail your CRP land? Here in Illinois are CRP cannot be bailed. we can burn it down when the stand of grass gets too thick or matted and starts to layover. Our land was farmed for decades and Is highly erodible. We put it in CRP to help restore the landscape. It is a wonderful place for wildlife to maneuver through and bedding areas. I know there’s several programs available each state is different. Really enjoyed your video Glen. It was very interesting. we need people like you to spread information like this, especially for people like me who are learning about their property.
20 parts Ca, 8 parts P, 2 parts Mg, K,and S, 0.4 parts NH4, 0.4 parts NO3, 5% carbon and the trace elements does it. supernal video thanks, do love talking non toxic ag here in MI
Amen Glen, we all should support each other.
Thank you so much.
An Aussie farmer
Excellent presentation, Glen.
Regards from Zambia 🇿🇲
Here in Sk we have been 0 tilling for 30 years. Yields have increased dramatically. Our organic matter increased and there are a huge number of earth worms. We can gro a crop on a lot less rain than the past.
How much fungicide are you using? Got any vomitoxin in Cereals?
@@jimmartindale Haven't had vomi in my spring wheat for 10 years. Hadn't been spraying cereals for disease for ages. Sprayed half the hard red for disease this year as it was quite wet in June. Time will tell if it was necessary. Spray the yellow peas for disease every year.
CRP ground is stalled out, terrible ground. It takes pruning runs several times per year with livestock and a vibrant mix of brassicas, grasses and actually, some legumes, but keep them under 10% of the over all mix.
I love buying old CRP ground that wasn’t productive prior to being enrolled. I go through it with one cat dozer pulling in tandem with another dozer that is dragging a single shank. Then I chisel plow it, and go in with radish, cereal rye focused cover crop. I graze it at 1 million pounds per acre, but very light weight per unit cattle with multiple moves per day. It turns around quick.
I pray, Glen, you will reach out to get the "rest of the story" about what the AERWAY IS REALLY DOING TO SOIL. Fact is the compaction at 7 inches was greater after 3 years of Aerway than before you started.
Excellent video Glen👍
Great video ❤
In deed tilling once in a while is sometimes needed. All depends on the type of soil you have. Here we have 80 to 85% lime/clay soil and if not tilled once every 2 to 3 years it becomes brick hard. In deed great soil for making bricks, not brix... lol.
All added manure and compost in autumn is always completely gone by spring due to soil life. Great you would say. In deed it is as the soil is greatly fertilized, but when the compost and manure is gone, our soil compacts easily due to lots of rain in spring combined with heavy clay/loam which closes up the pathways that the soil life made. So we have the choice to sow a cover crop in late autumn and/or add compost in spring. Sometimes it's not possible to sow cover crops because of a late harvest. So we then need to add compost in spring for aeration and feeding the soillife. And how do we add organic matter at a depth of 40cm to feed soil life? In deed by tilling. That's why we till about every 3 years...
So in deed no-till and till goes hand in hand.
Great explanation and great video! I like how you explained intelligent tillage; I have a much better understanding now
Glad it was helpful!
@@SoilWorksLLC-GSRCalcium using an aerway built after 1987 is not helpful except in incredibly adverse conditions where just about any form of tillage will help.
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This is amazing.
Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts! It is so valuable! Do you have a picture of the soilaerater that you used on the CRP Land?
Humanity stagnates when arrogance and pride get in the way.
Do you have a link where you bought the tools you used for your test?
Yup, link in the description.
Glen any view on Cyprus specs weeds.
All land is not the same. Each area needs it own treatment.
All land is subject to the curse pronounced in God's word at Genesis 8:21. The anatomy of that curse is called micro-erosion. www.soilcursebuster.com
Glen are you tilling yearly or? I have watched Gabe Brown and it's complicated listening to both but your right every information helps.
I completely agree. Glen says 1 thing and Gabe says another. I’m stuck in the middle trying to make heads and tails of it all. I’m definitely not a fan of erosion on my steep Wisconsin hills tho
@@heathmumm9576 Smart till, getting that air into the soil I guess is the key! Not sure how they do it no till except by making that furrow to plant the seed. Phosphorus moves horizontally he says, Maybe even using a subsoiler to open up the ground yearly might help but keeps it still intact. I asked his last video how to get carbon into the ground The only thing I guess is just keeping soil covered with roots in the ground. Minimum tillage to get organic matter to the microbial creatures in the ground. Just how I am thinking about his mindset that might work.
Just keep plants growing and make sure your pH, etc is ok. Damage comes from soil being left bare repeatedly for extended periods of time.
@@briankubik5041I've thought about this too. Gabe is in a very arid region but hasn't taken advantage of the bric readings. But both preaching living roots and diversity.
How did you add calcium, phosphorus, carbon, oxygen and hydrogen at no cost???
Not sure what you mean? The discussion refers to using some economical methods and materials, but there are always costs involved. Are there some costly inputs you’re wanting to transition away from?
I was convinced of no till! I don't do full till ! I'm a small scale gardener! For a few years I've been digging holes cramming weeds in the bottom and putting the soil on top and then planting! It has been successful! Definitely a big change in soil structure!
Thanks for sharing your experience! It’s wonderful to hear about your success with this method. Improving soil structure can make a huge difference. Keep up the great work! 🌱👩🌾
@SoilWorksLLC-GSRCalcium none in particular. I am interested in revitalizing my soil, as inexpensively as possible. Perhaps you are talking alittle over my head. I am new to the vocabulary. I hand aerate with a pitch fork, I chop and drop. I am always looking for ways to improve my soil.
Thank you for clarifying - it’s great to hear you’re dedicated to improving your soil. Your methods, like aerating with a pitchfork and chop and drop, are excellent low-cost ways to start revitalizing soil. Keep it up, and feel free to ask any questions as you continue your journey. Happy gardening!
you would make a good car salesman!
Forget the cattle sounds like you grew after 13 years some really good horse hay probably worth twice as much than cattle feed
IMO. What you did should not be considered notill.
Notill should include fertilizers, good crop residue management. Plus the coulters of notill planters do allow addition of O2 in root zone. Have to get the worms coming. They are the key to notill aeration and water infiltration.
I m a organic Farmer and last 4 years no till farming I have no get any success plz help me
I wonder what would have happened if hay wasn't removed every 3 years - all that carbon!! You could have had brambles or even young trees, that would have taken care, at least to some extent, about that compaction. Wouldn't growing feed beets or radishes have achieved a similar decompaction? I guess you didn't have a lot of dandelions (deep tap root)? And aren't you supposed to add a bit of compost once a year, in the no-till method?
I'm asking, not criticizing.
Root systems and root exudates properly decomposed create organic matter, aggregation and ultimately, structure which resists compaction, facilitates water infiltration, percolation and gas exchange. No-Till methods including the use of covercrops will not accomplish these things. Radishes that gro up in the air further than they grow into the soil ought to tell is something is missing in the system, aye?
Farmers do need to help each other. Stick together because after all your in the same business. If you vote Republican there is no one to blame but yourselves. They care about big corporations not the producer. Yes I said it. When your in your tractor, think about it. 😮
If you dont have sandy light soil you need to till
Wrong
You got paid to be a steward of natural resources, save soil, capture carbon, etc. oh, by the way, heaven forbid if a quail has a place to nest. Farm the good stuff guys.
Think about this God put Adam and Eve in a garden as farmers, it's the oldest practice in time and we still have yet to figure out how to get paid our fair share for feeding all of mankind.... I mean really think about that for a minute
I m hardishpal singh kalsi from India. I watching all of your videos. I want take your what app number so that I want open talk with you on natural farming