Ben and Kristy Dwire have been working with the NRCS on EQIP and CSP projects for several years. In this video they are interviewed by Holly Hatlewick, Renville SWCD, District Administrator at their farm in Southwestern Minnesota. Ben and Kristy farm 550 acres of cropland where they grow corn and food-grade oats and soybeans. They also have 100 acres of pastureland and hay where they rotationally graze grass-fed beef. They use no-till farming practices on all their acres and grow cover crops in most of the fields. Ben talks about how using no-till farming has dramatically improved the soil health in his fields. He also discusses how using cover crops like cereal rye helps keep the water hemp down, and under-seeding red clover reduces the need for nitrogen fertilizer.
Videography be Dan Balluff

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