If there are two New Year’s resolutions that will benefit every single agricultural business this year, it’s ditching the “that’s the way things have always been done” and “that will never work for us” attitudes.
Twenty-six years ago, Jimmy and Ginger Emmons decided to step away from the conventional heavy tillage and limited rotation practices they were implementing due to high input costs and unsustainable markets. Starting slow with no-till, they eventually transformed their three crop system with zero rotation to a 12-13 crop system with four-year breaks between crops. For producers looking to make a change from what they are currently doing, Jimmy encourages to start building a community of like-minded people to learn from and share experiences with.
