Conference & Field Walk at Mikkonen Organic Farm

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  • Опубліковано 29 гру 2024

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  • @markvanleeuwen6678
    @markvanleeuwen6678 4 місяці тому +2

    I have a sad orchard and a zero budget. weeks ago i broke through the 8 inch hardpan and tossed afew scoops of gypsum....three weeks later the trees are clearly waaay healthier. Building soils is a process, im exited for the adventure. Thank you.

  • @scottschaeffer8920
    @scottschaeffer8920 Рік тому +9

    Green manure, my grandad swore by it in the 60s. The science is proving him right in the 2000s. Produce, fallow, produce.

  • @robertling9872
    @robertling9872 2 роки тому +7

    Thank you for this intresting and clear video about soil health.

  • @johnboykin3128
    @johnboykin3128 4 роки тому +6

    Great information and very enjoyable 😉

  • @denniskemnitz1381
    @denniskemnitz1381 7 місяців тому +6

    Recreational farmer...mighty impressive...healthy soil summit...sorry I missed it. Where do I find your lecture notes. yes K.I.S.S. I HAVEN'T heard the acronym referred to lately. It great hearing you on the lecture circuit lately. 3 minutes into presentation and You already educating me ...measuring soil psi...I gotta run. Hope to catch you at kingsbury county someday. Dennis when is soil breathing?? Measured by which long probe you demonstrating today??Dennis

  • @aaronsilcock958
    @aaronsilcock958 5 місяців тому

    Such a great video ❤

  • @hanzketchup859
    @hanzketchup859 5 місяців тому +2

    Yes, the professors are very well educated, and withhold information, but that’s only half of it, they can’t speak plain English and they don’t or can’t offer a wide spectrum of solutions. What I’d like to see from the colleges is to match the time they spend talking about agriculture with action, not just a test plot, but actually go help farmers in the field, farmers might appreciate it, if they ask politely first and present a comprehensive proposal in writing.

  • @jimmullins4007
    @jimmullins4007 8 місяців тому +1

    what does soil works have for the home gardener. in sw colorado we have high calcium soils but still have the problems that you speak of.

    • @SoilWorksLLC-GSRCalcium
      @SoilWorksLLC-GSRCalcium  8 місяців тому +1

      Unfortunately our products are not available in smaller packaging for lawns and gardens.

    • @AndreaDingbatt
      @AndreaDingbatt 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@SoilWorksLLC-GSRCalcium
      I have just Subscribed and Wanted to say "Thank You!"!!
      Loved the presentation and totally Agree 💯 with Each and Every Word you said!!
      I'm an Old Organic Farmer and now I'm a New Organic Gardener,,, *Sigh* !!
      And Ohh Boy do I Know when a High front is coming in, where my nose got broken it Hurts like Heck!!
      Because my sinuses were bust up too,
      anyways I just wanted to say Thank you so Much Again!!
      I'll stop now because I do go On....
      Mother Earth knows Best!!
      Andréa and Critters. ...XxX...

    • @moogman5
      @moogman5 5 місяців тому

      Check your soil PH / NPK levels and get a penetrometer...If you have little compaction get a rear tine tiller if it's really compacted run a tractor with a subsoiler through your garden (or get a smaller ATV hitch sub soiler / ripper)

    • @Alltechfab406
      @Alltechfab406 3 місяці тому

      If you ever decide to do that, we would love it for our home garden!​@SoilWorksLLC-GSRCalcium

  • @robertfulton7118
    @robertfulton7118 6 місяців тому

    So how do I fix my pasture and grazing land?

    • @moogman5
      @moogman5 5 місяців тому

      Buy a penetrometer, take measurements, and break up your compacted soil with a chisel point subsoiler / ripper (as many points as your tractor can handle (about 70hp per deep chisel))...take more measurements with penetrometer....wait

  • @MistressOP
    @MistressOP 7 місяців тому

    When are you going to start selling biochar pellets for cows to eat and drop on the field?

  • @denniskemnitz1381
    @denniskemnitz1381 7 місяців тому +2

    Pretty good looking cat"... great presentation...Dennis i have to catch the entire presentation ..oh man sick animals going to slaughter....sickening....

    • @AndreaDingbatt
      @AndreaDingbatt 6 місяців тому +1

      @denniskermitz1381 Lol 😆 That's what got me!! Good luck with your gardening!!
      I'm an old organic farmer, I've been a Veterinarian, and I have had a good look at what the critters are getting sick with and what's getting them now that we didn't see Decades ago!!
      Well, I've just got a garden now and I'm keeping it organic!!
      (!When I get the damned Patios Shifted!! )
      Andrea and Critters. .XxX...
      Ps,
      Or great luck with your farm!!
      Because I might be mistaken!!

  • @LtColDaddy71
    @LtColDaddy71 Рік тому +3

    I’m no till organic, cover crop, and controlled traffic. After 22 years of it, SOM is over 10%, and like potting soil. Even after grazing it with Dexters and sheep.
    Tillage is not the answer. Organic farming is proving to be an environmental disaster due to all the tillage most are choosing to do.
    Not all my ground is that good. I have new land I acquired along the way that has a ways to go. But it’s going in the right direction.
    Take a little more ground every year and put it in no till. Don’t bet the farm by being a fanatics by doing it all at once. But it will work long term