Growing Crops & Protecting the Land

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Farming is a good example of recycling and caring for the planet. Cows produce manure, which farmers apply to their fields to replenish the soil’s nutrients and increase the water holding-capacity. Keeping the earth healthy is an important part of farming, and using cover crops helps prevent wind and water erosion, improves microbial action, & helps the soil warm up quicker in the spring. Kerfelds also implement no till or strip tillage in their fields, meaning less soil disturbance happens, as well as buffer strips between fields and waterways.