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No-till and Cover Cropping Help Retain Moisture in Sandy Soil

High Plains Public Radio

Published September 1, 2015 at 4:00 AM CDT

Many producers have converted to no-till, and now progressive farmers are learning to cover crop to keep soil covered after harvesting a cash crop. Ryan Speer is such a producer. He farms in central Kansas along the Arkansas River south of Halstead. He grows corn, soybeans, wheat and milo, in sandy soil poor at retaining moisture. Ryan started cover-cropping in 2007. By improving the biological material in his soil, more moisture is being stored from precipitation events.

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Halstead, KS

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State Agronomist-Kansas
NRCS
Salina, KS

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