[Video] Combining Cattle & Cover Crops to Build Biomass

In pursuit of higher soil organic matter, Barry and Eli Little, a father-and-son team farming 1,800 acres of corn and soybeans in Castlewood, S.D., are going all in, aggressively adopting regenerative practices with the aim of creating a highly functioning soil biology with the ability to support high yields on minimal inputs.

Strip-tilling corn since 2011, the Littles have evolved their system to include rotational grazing of 200 cow/calf pairs and cover crop interseeding starting in 2019. The combination has accelerated their soil health mission, while also cutting pre-planting fertilizer and herbicide application costs by double digits.

The Littles detail the scope and return on investment of their diversified, but interconnected approach to improving soil health, with in-field examples, cover crop interseeding strategies and goals for the future.

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