Smith Farm & Judd Hill Farm
Who does smith farm pay to soil sample their farm?
Nobody! Clay smith does it himself
What does NRCS stand for?
Natural Resource Conservation Service
How many principles of Adam's Chappel farm follows????
Six
Where is the location
City, State, Country???
Perryville, Arkansas, USA
What is the role of livestock in regenerative agriculture besides providing manure?
by grazing to manage weeds, plant growth, nutrient cycling.
What is the main crop grown at Judd Hill Farm?
Cotton
What does EQIP stand for?
Environmental Quality Incentives Program
What Test they showed us which shows the quality of soil that they have????
Infilteration rate
Respiration rate
Soil campactness
Main purpose of that farm???
Education and raising the animals for selling them for meat.
What are the major sources of income for a Rabinson farm that raises animals and timber, and what other income options could they consider?
Major: live stock and timber production
Other income options; agroforestry products and eco -tourism
What was the fertilizer method explained on the planter?
In furrow fertilization
What was the reason for the creation of NRCS and what was the original name before NRCS?
In response to the dust bowl and its original name was Soil Conservation Service
Is fungus good for soil and why?
Yes
It is a representation of nutrient availability, better water upatke, improoves soil Structure.The structure that they were using for turkeys or chickens from which company or Country they bought???
Canadian Company
if farmer grows cover for 2 to 3 years, what immediate change can he observe in his soil?
Better soil structure (looser, easier to work)
More earthworms and microbes
Less erosion and runoff
Improved moisture retention
Reduced weed pressure
More earthworms and microbes
What is the tool used for polypipe irrigation planning used at both Smith Farm and Judd Hill?
Pipe Planner
What are the top two practices VAYDA pushes for when consulting?
Min-no till and cover crops
For what purpose they are selling the cover crop seeds and mixture of how many species???
For pasture and 6 species mixture.
According to the guidelines at one time how many chickens they can keep in that structure how many they actually have???
750 but they have 780
Given that weeds like buttercup provide soil cover and grazing, under what conditions could they functionally replace cover crops without compromising soil health metrics?
Buttercup could only replace cover crops like clover, rye, or vetch if it protects soil from erosion, adds organic matter, and doesn’t harm grazing animals. But unlike these cover crops, buttercup doesn’t fix nitrogen (like clover or vetch) or improve soil structure as well (like rye), so it's usually not a good full replacement.
What was the Judd Hill Farm originally bought for during the 1920's?
Wood for barrel making
Where does Vayda has their test farms?
VAYDA has a test farm in Clarkes Dale and Newport
What is the name of the device they were using for checking the compactness of soil????
Penetrometer
Poultry manure is the best source of which nutrient in the soil???
Nitrogent > Phosphorous > Potassium
If farmers practice conventional and organic side by side, what are the risks of contamination, and can the organic produce still be certified as 100% organic under official regulation.
Yes, there is a risk of contamination (like pesticide drift, shared equipment), but as long as the organic produce meets all organic standards and it can still certified as organic products