Soil Health Institute's video: Incorporating Livestock

Farmers practicing soil health say the road to soil health is a journey and not a destination, as you are constantly learning and adjusting along the way. This video series, “Cotton & Covers,” follows the soil health journey of three (3) coastal plain cotton producers as they share their stories and experiences to improve the health and productivity of their farms. Allowing livestock to graze cover crops is often considered the fifth principle of soil health. While livestock might consume a lot of forage, most of the nutrient content passes through and is deposited back on to the field. In this episode, Zeb Winslow of Scotland Neck, North Carolina, Sonny Price of Dillon, South Carolina, and Burton Heatwole of Millen, Georgia, discuss the impact that properly managed grazing of cover crops can have on soil health. This video is the last of six (6). Watch the full series today: Video 1: Introduction Video 2: The Benefits of Reducing Disturbance Video 3: Getting Started with Cover Crops Video 4: Incorporating Multispecies Covers Video 5: Next Level Diversity Video 6: Incorporating Livestock “Cotton & Covers” is a production of the Healthy Soils for Sustainable Cotton project of the Soil Health Institute. Healthy Soils for Sustainable Cotton seeks to expand adoption of soil health management systems on producers’ farms through farmer-focused education and training events delivered by Soil Health Institute scientists, partnering soil health technical specialists and farmer mentors producing cotton using soil health promoting practices. The project aims to improve soil health and expand sustainable cotton production. Additionally, the project seeks to quantify, expand, and verify the productivity and environmental benefits of the soil health management practices used by cotton producers. Healthy Soils for Sustainable Cotton is supported through the generosity of the Wrangler® brand, the VF Corporation Foundation, and the Walmart Foundation.