Farmer transitions to organic, improves soil health

Farmer transitions to organic, improves soil health

A west central Indiana farmer says he is transitioning to organic AND improving soil health on his farm.

Rick Clark has used cover crops and no-till for a decade and will continue as he transitions to organic crop production.

“I want to raise organic crops with limited if not no-tillage,” he says. “I don’t want to run a disc or moldboard plow- I just don’t want to do those things.”

He tells Brownfield his advice to farmers wanting to do something similar is to start small.

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