Blacksmith Fork Conservation News Today

One of the most common questions I get at the Cache County Extension Office is “how can I improve my pasture?” Some of my common responses include: changing grass pasture species, utilizing better noxious weed strategies, increasing nitrogen fertilization, and improving grazing management. While these responses will all help improve pasture, there is another recommendation I like to give. Research has found that interseeding legumes into existing pastures can be a very beneficial prac...

Due to the increased demand for efficiency and sustainability, farmers have to utilize all the resources their land and soil are willing to give them. Over the years, the dependence on soil resources has only increased as farmers have been asked to produce the same amount of food with less available resources. As production practices have changed to increase efficiency, farmers and ranchers have been searching for ways that they can provide healthy inputs back to the soil. To understand the imp...