Excitement generated for regenerative ag

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'Cover crop is another crop. You have to actively manage it,' advises Mike Unruh.

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A Mandako crimper rolls the rye on the Unruh farm this year.

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By mid-August the beans look good on the Unruh farm. The rye is dead and doing a good job of weed suppression.

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Mike Unruh uses a mounted three-point fertilizer spreader with spinners to broadcast cover crops.

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Motivation for using cover crops comes from steep land and erosion on the Unruh farm. Mike Unruh says hello to Mazie.

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The rye is ready May 9 for planting beans on the Unruh farm.

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Beans are reaching through crimped rye June 20 on the Unruh farm.

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LEWISTON, Minn. – Cover crops, rye crimping, remote drones and interseeding were highlighted at a recent soil field day hosted by Winona’s Soil and Water Conservation District led by resource specialist Lance Klessig. More than 200 farmers attended the event to learn more about regenerative techniques they can use on their farms.

LeeAnne Bulman writes about agriculture from her farm overlooking the beautiful Danuser Valley on Wisconsin’s west coast. When not writing she helps her husband on their small grain and beef farm.