Strip-tilled and direct-seeded vegetables integrated with cattle grazing : Eric Williamson : Farmer-to-Farmer Case Study Series : Increasing Resilience Among Farmers in the Pacific Northwest

Georgine Yorgey; Kristy Borrelli; Andrew McGuire; Kathleen Marie Painter

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Strip-tilled and direct-seeded vegetables integrated with cattle grazing : Eric Williamson : Farmer-to-Farmer Case Study Series : Increasing Resilience Among Farmers in the Pacific Northwest

Georgine Yorgey, Kristy Borrelli, Andrew McGuire and Kathleen Marie Painter

PNW (Series), 704, Washington State University Extension

05/2018

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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/13096

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Precision farming-- Northwest, Pacific--Case studies.

Cattle--Northwest, Pacific--Case studies.

Soil conservation--Northwest, Pacific--Case studies.

Agriculture--Environmental aspects--Northwest, Pacific--Case studies.

Eric Williamson raises cattle, vegetables for processing, and grain crops near George, Washington. In this publication, Williamson discusses how strip-tillage and direct-seeding have greatly reduced erosion, lowered costs, and allowed the farm to double crop at some points in their rotation, growing two back-to-back crops during a single growing season. Meanwhile, integrating beef cattle production into the farm has improved soil health and the farm’s bottom line. This case study is part of the Farmer-to-Farmer Case Study project, which explores innovative approaches regional farmers are using that may increase their resilience in the face of a changing climate.

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Title: Strip-tilled and direct-seeded vegetables integrated with cattle grazing : Eric Williamson : Farmer-to-Farmer Case Study Series : Increasing Resilience Among Farmers in the Pacific Northwest
Creators: Georgine Yorgey (Author)
Kristy Borrelli (Author)
Andrew McGuire (Author)
Kathleen Marie Painter (Author)
Academic Unit: Publications, WSU Extension
Series: PNW (Series); 704
Publisher: Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
Identifiers: 99900502647701842
Copyright: Copyright Not Evaluated ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
Language: English
Resource Type: Report