Water + Energy Progress Awards identify and spotlight innovations in energy efficiency and water conservation on Kansas farms and ranches. We will continue to add resources with each new case study, so check back often!
Soil Quality and No-Till
Date Added: Sep 03, 2013No-till improves soil quality in both the short - (five years) and long-term (20 or more years). No-till with crop rotation allows soil forming processes to proceed. Benefits compound each year that the soil remains undisturbed. Crop rotation and diversity accelerate the rate of change. This chapter covers the improvements of soil quality. Soil qualities enhanced by no-till affect organic matter, water infiltration, structure, temperature, bulk density,
LINK: http://notill.okstate.edu/publications/notillcroppingsystemsoklahoma/chapter02.pdf
>> Category: Soil Health, No-Till
>> Case Study: Dale Strickler Darrin Unruh Gail Fuller
Save Soil, Nutrients, Money with Cover Crops
Date Added: Sep 03, 2013References to SARE studies on the benefits of cover crops
LINK: http://cornandsoybeandigest.com/conservation/save-soil-nutrients-money-cover-crops
>> Category: Soil Health, Cover Crops
>> Case Study: Dale Strickler Darrin Unruh Gail Fuller
Getting the Lowdown on Worms
Date Added: Aug 28, 2014
LINK: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/may95/worms0595.htm?pf=1
>> Category: No-Till, Soil Health
>> Case Study: Dale Strickler Darin and Nancy Williams Darrin Unruh Gail Fuller Lucinda Stuenkel Mark Eitel
South Central Kansas Residue Alliance, "A Framework for Change" One Producer, One Farm at a Time
Date Added: Feb 26, 2015
LINK: http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx?do=viewRept&pn=FNC10-808&y=2013&t=1
>> Category: Soil Health
>> Case Study: Mike Herrmann
Activating Soil Fertility in mulh-prepared small-plot commerical no-till
Date Added: Feb 26, 2015
LINK: http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx?do=viewRept&pn=FNC13-934&y=2013&t=0
>> Category: Soil Health, No-Till
>> Case Study: Mike Herrmann
Soil Quality and No-till
Date Added: Feb 26, 2015>> Category: Soil Health, No-Till
>> Case Study: Mike Herrmann
South Kansas Residue Alliance
Date Added: Feb 26, 2015
LINK: www.sckra.org
>> Category: Soil Health
>> Case Study: Mike Herrmann