Quick Cover Crops Guide
Considering planting some cover crops? This chart helps you identify your needs in the context of the land you’re working with, and the cover crops that may best help you meet your goals. Download the PDF
Read MoreCover Crop Fact Sheet
Written by SFA Livestock & Grazing Specialist Kent Solberg, this Cover Crop Fact Sheet is a concise resource for new and experienced farmers. Download the PDF
Read MoreIntroduction to Cover Crop Selection
What are cover crops? • A tool to address specific resourceconcerns.• Not the “silver bullet”• Can be annuals, biennials or perennials.• Greater the diversity the greater theresponse from soil microbes and higherenvironmental stress tolerance. Download the PDF
Read MoreIntroduction to Soil Health and Restoration
Soil Health Presentation: • Key to farm profitability• The farm’s “bank account”• Our legacy• The inheritance we leave the nextgeneration Download the PDF
Read MoreMap of the Vegetation of Minnesota at the Time of the Public Land Survey
Presettlement vegetation of Minnesota based on Francis Marschner’s original analysis of Public Land Survey notes and landscape patterns. Marschner compiled his results in map format, which was subsequently captured in digital format. Download the PDF
Read MoreMatch Made In Heaven: Livestock + Crops
Check out this new infographic depicting integration of livestock and crops at a glance! This image was developed by and for farmers and service providers, in collaboration with the design firm Background Stories as part of the SARE grant project “Match Made In Heaven: Livestock + Crops.” Download the PDF
Read MoreConverting Wooded Area Into a Silvopasture Site & Resource Assessment
Is silvopasture a good fit for this site at this time? Site history and current conditions: Observe the site, describe the vegetation, and discuss its management over approximately the last 30 years. Download the PDF
Read MoreThe How-Tos of Silvopasture Fact Sheet
Silvopasture intentionally combines trees, livestock, and forage into a single system on one site. The forage, trees, and livestock are managed and integrated to complement one another to increase productivity of the site. As a dynamic, symbiotic, and intensively managed grazing system, silvopasture is the sustainable (long-term) production of timber, forages, and livestock on the…
Read MoreSilvopasture in Minnesota Fact Sheet
Silvopasture is the deliberate integration of trees and grazing livestock operations on the same land. The trees, forage, and grazing livestock are managed intensively and must complement with one another to increase overall production. The sales of livestock provide annual income to the producer while fostering long-term economic benefits from trees such as sawtimber. In…
Read MorePremium Minnesota Garlic: Expanding Beyond Direct Sales
Summarized information provided by ten culinary and food professionals including chefs, restaurateurs, food manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, and entrepreneurs. Download the report (PDF)
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