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Gary Zimmer tests the effects on soil health of rotation, interseeding rye with clovers and planting cover crops with corn. He's implemented a rye-corn rotation on his farm near Spring Green, Wisconsin.
Gary Zimmer grows two varieties of rye on his farm – Ryman and Hazlet. He averages 35 to 40 bushels per acre, he says.
Weeds between rows of corn are considered green manure. They keep the ground covered.
Gary Zimmer takes a shovel to a field planted to red clover. The legume helps fertilize soil and creates a haven for earthworms, which will feed on clover-straw stalks. Zimmer says he likes to see at least 25 earthworms per square foot of soil.
Farmers listen to Gary Zimmer at a field day. From left are Chad Backes; Tom Novak; Casey Michek, a conservation specialist at the Iowa County Land Conservation Department; and Joe Stapleton, a leader of the Iowa County Uplands Watershed Group.
Gary Zimmer discusses the benefits of red clover such as how it helps to break up heavy soil.
Red clover remains lush at Otter Creek Organic Farm despite weeks of dry weather.
SPRING GREEN, Wis. – Before a farm can be considered sustainable it needs to be regenerated, says Gary Zimmer of Otter Creek Organic Farm near Spring Green. That starts with the soil.
Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.
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Gary Zimmer takes a shovel to a field planted to red clover. The legume helps fertilize soil and creates a haven for earthworms, which will feed on clover-straw stalks. Zimmer says he likes to see at least 25 earthworms per square foot of soil.
Farmers listen to Gary Zimmer at a field day. From left are Chad Backes; Tom Novak; Casey Michek, a conservation specialist at the Iowa County Land Conservation Department; and Joe Stapleton, a leader of the Iowa County Uplands Watershed Group.
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