Exploring Soil Carbon: Measurement Methods, Timing, Locations, and Significance

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Soil Carbon Measurement For Carbon Credits​ Understanding Carbon Measurements: Soil Sampling Let’s face it, carbon sequestration measurement is sometimes difficult to understand. One way to bring greater validity and grower confidence to claims about carbon sequestration is to use solid techniques that are firmly based on science and relatable to producers participating in carbon markets. Physical […]

When to Seed and Fertilize Pastures: A Practical Guide

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Spring is a great time to enhance your pasture’s efficiency and maintain its health throughout the grazing season. With temperatures warming and the higher possibility of rain, spring is the best time to apply fertilizers and new seeding.  Optimizing Nutrient Supply Pasture grasses respond well to nitrogen fertilizer applications. Nitrogen is essential to any type […]

Life-Long Learning Essential to Success in Agriculture

Life-Long Learning Essential to Success in Agriculture

Meet farmer Allen Hensley. In his 20s, Allen Hensley was managing restaurants in Oklahoma, but when he drove by farms similar to those that shaped his youth, he knew he was missing his calling.  “One of the hardest things for me was driving by the fields being harvested.  I could just smell it, the memories […]