Lewis Farms

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Fallow ground to be planted, 2015.

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Project Plans

Year 1:

  • Take baseline soil sampling data
  • Plant winter wheat

Year 2:

  • Collect wheat samples for yield/quality data
  • Collect soil samples prior to cover crop
  • Plant fall cover crop

Year 3:

  • Terminate cover crop in Spring.
  • Summer fallow.
  • Plant winter wheat in Fall.

About

Lewis Farm has been in production for over sixty years with dryland winter wheat being their main cash crop. They also specialize in oil seeds and dryland alfalfa.  Recently, the farm has been experimenting with no-till farming practices.

Project Role

The Lewis Family maintains a Utah-based cover crop field site on their farm operation.

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