Larry Haynes of Holyoke, CO, used to farm right through playa lakes in a field. He stopped that practice because in too many years, it was impossible to harvest crops that were flooded-out in the wetlands. He's a proponent of putting land to its best use. In his case, that meant developing those wetlands into wildlife habitat to benefit autumn and winter hunting. He fenced-off the wetlands and developed them with assistance from the Natural Resources Conservation Service. He now manages those wetlands for wildlife habitat.
PARTICIPANTS:
Larry Haynes
Landowner/Farmer
Holyoke, CO
Jerry Miller
Farm Bill Biologist
Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever
Sterling, CO
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