by megan@mrockcreative.com | Mar 8, 2020 | Blog, Organic Agriculture
At Silver Reef Organic farms we pride ourselves on seeing the big picture, creating an action plan, and being willing to invest in the latest technology in order to fully understand our soils and run the farm efficiently and sustainably. By using the best of the best...
by megan@mrockcreative.com | Feb 21, 2020 | Blog, Organic Agriculture
From the beginning, it has always been very important to us to care for and nurture our land through sustainable action. As a farm, we must build on what we have learned over the years. One thing that we have been very aware of is our need to reduce hand labor weed...
by megan@mrockcreative.com | Feb 19, 2020 | Blog, Life on the Farm, Organic Agriculture
After taking a hard look at our budget and looking at the trucking costs for our wheat and corn we saw an opportunity to implement a more sustainable and efficient system. Our wheat was being delivered to Pine Bluff, Wyoming for storage and our corn has been going to...
by megan@mrockcreative.com | Aug 9, 2017 | Blog, Corn, Organic Agriculture
Welcome back! Today’s topic is corn. What we’re planting, why we’re planting it, and so on and so forth. Let’s begin with grain corn… Unlike last year when we decided to go with four different varieties, this year we’re only planting two. Both of these varieties have...
by megan@mrockcreative.com | Aug 23, 2016 | Blog, Organic Agriculture
Winter wheat harvest begins just like any other crop does––with land preparation. At Silver Reef, we apply an average of 25 tons of manure per acre every year based on our annual soil tests. We spread an appropriate amount of manure to ensure that the wheat is...
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