Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs
Explore videos of local farmers answering frequently asked questions about soil health in southern Minnesota
Why do you farm the way you do?
Cover Crop Management
How to add cover crops into a corn/soybean rotation
Cover crop termination scenarios
Cover crop stand evaluation
Where to start? Cover crops in corn and soybean
What should be in my cover crop mix?
Cover crop establishment options
Selecting herbicides
Equipment Needs
How to implement soil health practices with the equipment you already have
No-till planter capability
What equipment do I need?
Alternatives to strip-till
Used strip-till opportunities
Manure
How to build soil health with manure
Low disturbance manure injection
Strip-till with manure
Cover crops and liquid manure
Cover crops and solid manure
Tillage/Compaction/Drainage
How to build soil structure, improve drainage, and avoid compaction
How to deal with compaction without tillage?
How will I get my fields to dry out if I don’t do tillage?
Tile drainage
Does reduced tillage work in heavy soil?
Economics
The most cost-effective way to get started with soil health
How to reduce input costs with soil health?
Cost of cover crop seed and application
How to maintain or improve yields
The cost of conventional tillage
Nutrient Management
Options for reduced till nitrogen application
In-season nitrogen management
Pest Management
Early season weed control without a field cultivator
Scouting for pests