Mixtures and cocktails: Soil is meant to be covered

Abstract

Soil quality and soil health have been a keen interest of mine, especially during the past decade that we have been researching the soils here at Cedar Meadow Farm. Penn State University, University of Maryland, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service have all been testing various soil parameters on our farm. To achieve all three of our objectives—higher profits, enhanced soil quality, and less dependence on pesticides—we depend on no-till, cover crops, and crop rotations.