Interseeding outcompetes weeds, has host of other benefits
With planting nearly done in the final days of May, Uldrich turned his attention to interseeding a mix of cover crops. The covers outcompete weeds between rows of corn and soybean, in addition to providing other soil health benefits.
Better soil health translates to less diesel use
Uncertainty over the war in Iran and its impact on fuel prices prompted south-central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich to buy diesel in bulk.
Normally he buys as he needs it, but watching the price climb from $3 to $4.50 per gallon as the war goes on, he decided to secure 3,000 gallons before the number got any higher. That should get him through most of the year.
Alternative fertilizers focus on feeding soil biology
The fertilizer that south-central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich is applying to his fields this year is unconventional – one is derived from squid protein – and they’re meant to feed crops a bit differently, too.
Southwest Nebraska farmers explore soil health at coalition's organizational meeting in Imperial
Jordan Uldrich didn’t set out to become a spokesperson for soil health, but that is what he has found himself doing. As a producer lead for the newly formed Nebraska Soil Health Coalition, Uldrich was part of a recent Southwest Nebraska organizational meeting held in Imperial on Tuesday, March 10.