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Soil Organic Matter (SOM)
Soil organic matter makes up a small part of all soils. In this area of Nebraska, cropland fields will average around 3% organic matter. SOM is a small but powerful part of any soil. SOM can be thought of as the Soil Bank where…
Soil Carbon – Recorded History
We recently experienced the hottest July in “recorded history”… since around 1890! I don’t know how long Nebraska has been around but I am pretty sure at least once Nebraska was under water and where our farm is located, at one time it was under…
Cow Farts, Dog Farts…
Let me go on record, certified grassfed cows simply do not pass that much gas. We visit the herd nearly every day and Doug can count on one hand how many times he has heard a pasture grazed beef fart over the past 8…
New Pasture for New Year
Ready for the new year? Do you have goals or ideas to try something new in 2019? We hope you do! At DS Family Farm we are always in change mode or trying to be. When you’re finished changing, you’re finished. Benjamin Franklin Over…
Resting Degraded Land
In a earlier post we pointed out that much of our pastures are in a Degraded State. This is just a fact, most of the agricultural lands of the United States have been “mined” for over 100 years, grasslands included. The first step in…
