A Manitoba producer finds a delicate balance to help him boost production while maintaining organic certification
Ile de Chenes, Man. — Three organic farmers swap fields back and forth, keeping land certified five years before returning to alfalfa. Their rotation is a delicate balance, but worth the complexity. For Ile de Chenes farmer John Gehrer, the payoff this fall has been significant for his low-input organic system, considering his management plan […] Read moreTag Archives John Gehrer
Between the rows without GPS
John Gehrer’s organic weed management strategy uses technology farmers have employed since the first wheat was domesticated. He controls weeds by cultivating between the rows without harming the crop. To enable between-row cultivation, all crops are planted on 22-inch row spacing with an old John Deere corn planter. He has a variety of discs for […] Read more
