Using cover crops to reduce pesticide use and increase soil activity | Real Farmer Mitchell Hora

Mitchell Hora, a seventh generation Iowa farmer, has been seeing incredible things in his soybean fields. Mitchell plants cereal rye as a cover crop and plants soybeans into it. He's getting two harvests on the same acre – the rye (over the tops of the soybeans) and the soybeans themselves – and the soil is thriving. The cereal rye helps Mitchell decrease his use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizer, and herbicides. From improving water quality to reducing his carbon footprint, Mitchell Hora sees many benefits to planting cereal rye as a cover crop. Learn more about the work farmers like Mitchell do to grow your food, fuel and fiber at https://realfarmersrealfoodrealmeat.com/.

Learn more about author Teresa Bjork here.