Regenerative agriculture practices are not widespread or a guarantee, but the High Plains farmers using them are hopeful the changes will eventually pay off as Texas continues to grow hotter and drier. New for TexasTribune / Report4America
Texas farmers are worried one of the state’s most precious water resources is running dry. You should be, too.The practices are not widespread or a guarantee, but those farmers are hopeful the practices will eventually pay off as Texas continues to grow hotter and drier.
Brown is the first to admit that some regenerative practices are still a challenge for him in dry West Texas. When he first started, Brown said it was a complete failure. He was learning from farmers in wetter climates. “We are using cover crops and livestock as our nitrogen to improve the fertility and health of the soil,” Brown said. “Especially the livestock because you need to manage them and move them every day, you can’t just put them out there and let them be.”
For Simpson, preparing for the rain means growing winter cover crops so there is a living organism in his land at all times. Simpson primarily grows corn, sunflowers and pumpkins, and plants commodities such as radishes, winter wheat, and Austrian winter peas. The cover crops act as natural mulch, and Simpson leaves the residue to help protect the land.
Simpson has leaned more into irrigating his crops this year because of the weather, but he feels better about using it since his practices make the most out of the water he’s pumping out. “A drought is a drought, so it doesn’t necessarily make things easier,” Simpson said. “But I see the results and I feel hopeful for implementing these practices.”
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