An Illinois farmer says building his soil’s health and water extractable organic carbon, or WEOC, has reduced his input costs. Brad Zimmerman, who farms in Tazewell County, says incorporating cover crops into his corn/soybean rotation in 2013 changed the trajectory of his operation. “If you think of organic matter as the house, then the WEOC […]
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