VIDEOS

Soil health information from our annual classes is included in these videos.

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Aerated Composter

Farm manager Randy Pistacchio gives a detailed tour of Long's Iris Gardens' new aerated static pile composter, designed and funded with help from Eco-Cycle.
Video of Dale Strickler on cover crops

Cover Crops I

Dale Strickler of Green Cover Seed discusses cover crops for the semi-arid Front Range.


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The Disappearing Kochia

Larry Lempka planted cover crops into his field of kochia. The kochia was gone when he harvested the cover crops at season’s end. Larry describes his process.
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Wood Chips on Hay Fields

Bill Howland of Nine Mile Ranch has been applying wood chips to his hay field to improve its soil health. Bill describes his soil testing results and process from 2019-2023.
Video of Haney Soil Health Test

Haney Soil Test

Lance Gunderson of Regen Ag Lab explains the Haney soil test.



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Inter-cropping Corn

Zach Thode experimented with inter-planting alfalfa into corn for grazing. Zach describes how his experiment both failed, succeeded,  and lessons learned.
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Organic Grain Storage

Dave Asbury of Full Circle Farms describes plans for his organic grain storage facility and the Boulder County Sustainability Grant funding he received for it.
Lining Irrigation Ditches

Lining Irrigation Ditches

3 Silver Lake Ditch board members describe lining 1.5 miles of ditch to maximize water yield.

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Free Grazing for Soil Health

Dan Murphy of Boulder Better Wagyu describes how he has increased his grazing acreage by offering to improve his neighbors’ soil in exchange for free grazing on their land.
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Soil Erosion on OSMP

On 3/31/2023, high winds hit Stratton, a Boulder OSMP property purchased for $3.2 million and now occupied by uncontrolled prairie dogs, causing another severe dust storm.

Cover Crops for Colorado's Front Range

Cover Crops II

4 local CSSHP growers relate their experiences with cover crops on the Front Range.



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Water Conservation

Jules Van Thuyne discusses water conservation experiments conducted in his cornfield in 2022.


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Livestock Tire Tanks

Jerry DeBruyne describes the advantages and challenges of installing tire water tanks so he can rotationally graze his cattle, with the help of NRCS funding.
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Cover Crops for Pumpkins

Bob Condon discusses successes and failures with cover crops roller crimped for a following pumpkin crop.

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BVLCD Corn Test Plots

Vanessa McCracken and Jules Van Thuyne describe the  the Boulder Valley and Longmont Soil Conservation District's test plots in Jules' corn field.
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Seedling Tree Survival Tips

Elizabeth Black of Your Neighborhood Christmas Tree Farm shares 5 tips to ensure better tree seedling survival for Colorado's Front Range.
Video of PLFA soil health test

PLFA Soil Test

Lance Gunderson of Regen Ag Lab explains the PLFA soil test.

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