Episode #43: How Plants and Microbes Work Together in Harsh Environments with Kevin Elmy
Kevin Elmy joins the podcast to share how he turned a sandy, worn-out quarter section in Saskatchewan into 26+ inches of rich topsoil, using winter cereals, cover crops, and livestock instead of synthetic inputs. He digs into practical wins any farmer can try this fall — interseeding winter triticale with durum, letting cover crops do their job early instead of chasing a big biomass at season's end, and reading soil biology signals (like weeds and blackberry brush) instead of reaching for another chemical fix. Kevin also explains why deeper, healthier root zones make "mining the soil" a myth…
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