The Role of Roots in Increasing Organic Matter In Your Soil

Contrary to what you may have heard, you CAN increase the organic matter percentage in your soil. And…it won’t take you a lifetime to do so. The key: Roots. Darren Hefty joins XtremeAg’s Lee Lubbers in a hugely informative and enlightening conversation with Damian Mason about the critical role roots play in upping the organic matter in soil. Lee and Darren explain how they’ve increased OM composition considerably on their farms through reduced tillage, cover crops, and fostering soil biology. If you don’t value organic matter, you will after hearing Darren provide some of the numbers — higher OM equates to free fertilizer and better water holding capacity which means more bushels in the hopper and more money in your pocket. Organic matter: It’s all about the roots! Presented by Loveland Products