Jason Mauck is a farmer in Gaston, Indiana and the CEO of Constant Canopy, an operation dedicated to closing the gap between livestock and grain production. He is passionate about demystifying misconceptions and bringing public awareness to how the farming and agriculture industry truly works from a large-scale farming perspective.
Jason joins me today to share how his large-scale nutrient management system works, discuss the imbalance between supply and demand, and why he believes a sharing economy is a perfect solution to addressing these issues. He shares the intercropping strategy he uses to create higher crop yields, effective strategies for using manure as a soil nutrient management technique, and how he describes “true soil wealth” for large-scale farmers. He also explains the concept of wheat spreading and how it impacts production costs and the benefits of planting soybeans early in the growing season.
“I don’t think there’s one subject that is more compatible with the sharing economy than manure distribution.” - Jason Mauck
This Week on the Future of Agriculture Podcast:
- Effective strategies for using manure as a nutrient management technique on large-scale farming operations.
- Why newer methods of using manure to manage soil nutrients are more effective and economical than older methods.
- How the sharing economy can address supply and demand issues related to manure distribution.
- The cropping system he uses to keep production costs low while using manure-based nutrient management techniques.
- The benefits of locally placing manure versus widespread placement.
- The benefits of developing an intercropping system.
- Why he advocates for early soybean planting - even when predicting another freeze.
- Understanding the concept of wheat spreading and how it impacts production costs.
- How he harvests wheat without harming soybean crops with his intercropping system.
- Benefits of early bean seed planting.
- How allowing bean plans to grow side-by-side - instead of upright - impacts the overall growth and production.
- Why he believes more farmers do not experiment with intercropping strategies.
- How farmers evaluate annual soil health.
- How he describes “true soil wealth.”
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