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Dirk O'Connor, a farmer in Baker, MT, who practices conservation tillage; alternative crops and crop residue management. Shown here in a crop of sunflowers. July, 19, 2012.
Photograph of farmer Darryl Crowley standing in a crop of yellow peas. Crowley's farm is located near Poplar, MT. Crowley utilizes no-till and alternative crop techniques on his farm. July 17, 2012.
A crop of corn, with volunteer soy bean plants growing next to it. Litter/residue also shown from the field's previous crop. Baker, MT. July, 19, 2012.
Dirk O'Connor, a farmer in Baker, MT, who practices conservation tillage; alternative crops and crop residue management. Shown here in a crop of sunflowers. July, 19, 2012.
Dirk O'Connor, a farmer in Baker, MT, who practices conservation tillage; alternative crops and crop residue management. Shown here in a crop of sunflowers. July, 19, 2012.
Dirk O'Connor, a farmer in Baker, MT, who practices conservation tillage; alternative crops and crop residue management. Shown here examining the roots of a sunflower plant from his farm. July, 19, 2012.
The roots of a sunflower, from a field on a farm that practices conservation tillage and crop residue management in order to better the soil health of the farm. Baker, MT. July, 19, 2012.
Photograph of farmer Darryl Crowley standing in a crop of yellow peas. Crowley's farm is located near Poplar, MT. Crowley utilizes no-till and alternative crop techniques on his farm. July 17, 2012.
Dirk O'Connor, a farmer in Baker, MT, who practices conservation tillage; alternative crops and crop residue management. Shown here in a crop of sunflowers. July, 19, 2012.
Dirk O'Connor, a farmer in Baker, MT, who practices conservation tillage; alternative crops and crop residue management. Shown here in a crop of sunflowers. July, 19, 2012.
The roots of a sunflower, from a field on a farm that practices conservation tillage and crop residue management in order to better the soil health of the farm. Baker, MT. July, 19, 2012.
The roots of a sunflower, from a field on a farm that practices conservation tillage and crop residue management in order to better the soil health of the farm. Baker, MT. July, 19, 2012.
The roots of a sunflower, from a field on a farm that practices conservation tillage and crop residue management in order to better the soil health of the farm. Baker, MT. July, 19, 2012.
Photograph of farmer Darryl Crowley standing in a crop of yellow peas. Crowley's farm is located near Poplar, MT. Crowley utilizes no-till and alternative crop techniques on his farm. July 17, 2012.
Photograph of farmer Darryl Crowley standing in a crop of yellow peas. Crowley's farm is located near Poplar, MT. Crowley utilizes no-till and alternative crop techniques on his farm. July 17, 2012.
a 3 year old acacia xanthopholea (yellow fever) tree at a charcoal farming demo plot run by the Woodlands 2000 Trust. This was grown in an area (Kajiado North, Kenya) that has less then 600mm of rain a year. We inter-cropped with maize, beans and squash to receive an immediate yearly income (appx 120ksh net per sq meter p.a) and we will introduce a grazing plan with sheep next month (December fattening program for two year old rams). This tree can now be coppiced for charcoal production and will produce about 30kgs of sustainably grown charcoal first harvest and about 20kgs every 4 years thereafter. (@ appx. 33kj/g x many many tree's = holistic dryland biomass energy production!)
Image of a corn root (right) and a soybean root (left with nodules) growing toward eachother. The soybeans were a volunteer crop, seeming to thrive next to the corn. Baker, MT. July, 19, 2012.