Page 9 - McBee Farms 10 Step Process

Step 8: Pre-Harvest Preparation
During late Summer, we spray our last round of fungicide/insecticide on the crops, to make sure they are disease and insect free as the corn is putting on and growing cobs and the soybeans are growing pods. Many farmers skip this step due to the added cost and labor, but we make sure that our crops are as healthy as possible going into harvest.
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Dealing with the FSA almost every single day, we understand how to work through this process, fill out the forms and can walk you through signing your farm up in a cover crop program, something that is incredibly easy to do, and will absolutely be beneficial to your farm.
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preparations. We encourage every landowner to sign up for cover crops at the local county FSA, as cover crops are single-handily one of, if not the most important thing you can do to help the health of your soil. They provide organic matter to add to the soil, prevent erosion, help the soil create a “bank”of moisture that it can use during drought periods, provide wildlife with added food, and keep
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