Alternative crops add diversity to cropping systems and help farmers improve soil health AND their bottom line.
Dr. Rob Myers is the regional director of extension programs with the University of Missouri.
“As farmers are looking at what they can do with their farms going forward, the first goal is to make enough money this year to stay in business,” he says. “But beyond that, all farmers are concerned about the health of their soil and we’ve learned in recent years if we can grow a little bit more diversity of crops then that is good for the soil.”
He tells Brownfield some alternative crop options are canola, sunflowers, chestnuts, and more.
