Resources - Dryland agriculture

Dryland agriculture

Webinar: Integrating Grazed Cover Crops into Dryland Cropping Systems of the High Plains
Factsheet: Grazing spring planted cover crops in the High Plains
Factsheet: Cover crops grown post-wheat for forage under dryland conditions in the High Plains

Soil Health
Colorado Soil Health Resource Guide
NRCS soil health factsheets
NRCS youtube page
Haney Soil Health Test
Cornell Comprehensive Assessment of Soil Health (CASH)

Crop Rotations
Dryland Cropping Systems factsheet - Colorado State University
Comparing forage and grain-based cropping systems
High Plains Agricultural Laboratory website - Sydney, NE
USDA-ARS Experiment Station website - Akron, CO

Grazing
Factsheet on integrated crop-livestock systems
Overview of cover crop-livestock systems - Soil and Water Conservation Society
Article on integrating cover crops and livestock - No-Till Farmer
Carrying Capacity Calculator

Cover Crop Grazing Videos at Montana State University:
Targeted Sheep Grazing in Organic Dryland Systems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OssfAuwhyA
Organic Dryland Farming Study Finds Diverse Benefits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5w25UgWMTs

Cover Crops/Forages
Dryland cover crops website - Colorado State University
Summer annual forages factsheet - Kansas State University
Colorado forage guide

Pollinators
Attracting Native Bees to Your Landscape factsheet - Colorado State University
Creating Pollinator Habitat factsheet - Colorado State University
Native Bee Watch - A Colorado Citizen Science Field Guide - Colorado State University

Organizations
No-till on the Plains
Colorado Conservation Tillage Association

Other
Agricultural Water Conservation Clearinghouse
Western Kansas Agricultural Research Center

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