Resilient: Dryland Farming in the Semi-Arid High Plains
- Video
- 2017
Nearly 75 years ago, the Dust Bowl offered farmers here a valuable lesson: if their tillage practices failed to leave the soil covered, it would be lost forever. Today, most farmers in this ... Read allNearly 75 years ago, the Dust Bowl offered farmers here a valuable lesson: if their tillage practices failed to leave the soil covered, it would be lost forever. Today, most farmers in this region still grow cycles of wheat and fallow - essentially resting their soil for an entir... Read allNearly 75 years ago, the Dust Bowl offered farmers here a valuable lesson: if their tillage practices failed to leave the soil covered, it would be lost forever. Today, most farmers in this region still grow cycles of wheat and fallow - essentially resting their soil for an entire year after each harvest to give it time to collect enough rainwater to produce another c... Read all