The Fallow Fallacy with Nicole Masters

[@matthewwest1262]

Nicole is awesome, can not recommend her soil health masterclass on integrity soils enough!

[@newedenfarm]

Fantastic presentation! This is motivational. i'm thrilled to finally be able to take over the family farm and begin to repair the decades of damage done.

[@christopherburman3340]

Good one. The mix of presenting paradigms with straightforward concepts suppported by peer reviewed materials works well. Will share with my students in South Africa. Much appreciated

[@regenerativegardeningwithpatti]

Great job Nicole, thank you Keith and crew for covering this topic.

[@lanceklessigregenerativeag7901]

So much solid information. Thanks for hosting this series. Farm on!

[@trumpetingangel]

A wealth of valuable information! Many thanks

[@mojavebohemian814]

Thank you very much.

[@jedadruled984]

I am frum France and I have no question.

[@marshagiere9894]

another great topic

[@robertreznik9330]

I am in Texas where after November corn harvest the soil is too cold and dry to have plant growth until March. To me the max carbon retention is what makes SOM and grain yield. The best cover here is stubble. A constant growing crop is not that important...microbes numbers will come fast if they have water + the needed nutrients.

[@Keith_Berns_GreenCover]

Well, not sure what part of TX gets that cold but pretty sure that cereal rye will be winter active the whole season - might not grow a lot but it will stay alive. Also, the most import nutrient that the microbes need is carbon - and the best way for them to get it is from the root exudates of growing plants

[@robertreznik9330]

@@Keith_Berns_GreenCover I farm to improve the soil to make more profit. Been farming since high school and getting a Soil Science degree in the 1960's, have never seen that a constant growing plant make more or help corn or grain sorghum grow better from a green cover crop. The only way to get a better tissue test is to have it available. If there is no Zn or P a fade will not get much of it into the plant from an insoluble mineral. I farm on almost the same parallel as southern Illinois but 3,000 feet higher.

[@trenomas1]

We have to start breeding plants to thrive in low fertilizer environments.

[@matthewryonadams]

No sound or just me?!

[@Keith_Berns_GreenCover]

It seems to be working for me

[@traviss6500]

Great presentation. Unfortunately the California law sounds counter productive.

[@mariomene2051]

26:35 It may have been a worm--if it was a baby.

[@mitsealb3609]

The fallow fallow-cy.

[@sula7858]

'Promo SM' 😊

[@stevesavage8784]

I'm not going to listen to this whole story, but a fallow year on well managed pasture allows the plants to seed to contribute to the seed bank in the soil.

[@Keith_Berns_GreenCover]

Excellent point - however I would not say that is fallow in the traditional sense of the word - when I think of fallow, I think of something NOT growing in the soil - and that is where the harm comes. A year of rest where plants are allowed to grow to full maturity is a great way to rest and reset the system

[@renanruiz8851]

So, stop pulling weeds?

[@jeffcrist2977]

Who on the web says leaving soil bare is a good thing?

[@Keith_Berns_GreenCover]

It is the many people who do it in practice that are saying it

[@jeffcrist2977]

@@Keith_Berns_GreenCover Never have seen that.

[@awesomeness5464]

@@jeffcrist2977 ​​⁠​⁠​⁠ I really think it depends on the community of producers that you farm with or just hang around with. I can tell you the community of people I know are very much pro industrial model, as in full on usage of tillage, chemicals, fallowing, monocultures, etc. however, their are definitely communities or small pockets of the Midwest that are more soil health conscious.

[@inigomontoya8943]

@@jeffcrist2977 drive/fly around and look lol

[@regenerativegardeningwithpatti]

@@Keith_Berns_GreenCover Eastern Montana, is one area that does do it, depending on the weather and if they can get planted early enough in the sprig. They plant both spring and winter wheat. It is hard to make the rotation work. Plus old habits die slowly in our area,

[@homosepian1234]

Nice ppl - but l using the term "Microbiology" 3 times in a sentence - without enough evidence based charts/data - it doesn't hold water (pun intended).