S1E1. Moldboards and Dust Clouds: Organic Has a Tillage Problem

The Dust Bowl looms large in the minds of many good farmers. Excessive tillage combined with a decade of drought sent many feet of fertile top soil into the air, gone forever. Today's organic grain farms use tillage to control weeds and prepare the field for planting. Will organics create another Dust Bowl? Are organic farmers putting the soil at risk? Separate the wheat from the chaff and myth from reality with this episode's guests: Dr. Jessica Shade, The Organic Center Dr. Joel Gruver, Western Illinois University Dr. Patt Carr, Montana State University Dr. Perry Miller, Montana State University Dr. Matt Ryan, Cornell University Vince Jaeger, organic farmer Tell us what you think about the podcast by taking this short survey. Join our email list for periodic updates about OATS such as upcoming events, new podcast episodes, and articles on timely topics in the organic grain industry. A huge thank you to our sponsors: General Mills Clif Bar Stonyfield King Arthur Baking Co. Organic Valley and our fiscal sponsor, Organic Trade Association Music from Blue Dot Sessions, Epidemic Sound, Soundstripe, and Free Music Archive. Sound Effects from zapsplat.com .

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S1E1. Moldboards and Dust Clouds: Organic Has a Tillage Problem is an episode from The Dirt on Organic Farming by Organic Agronomy Training Service (OATS).

This episode is 41:36 long.

This episode was published on Jul 27, 2021.

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