The Dust Bowl looms large in the minds of many good farmers. Excessive tillage combined with a decade of drought sent many feet of fertile top soil into the air, gone forever. Today's organic grain farms use tillage to control weeds and prepare the field for planting. Will organics create another Dust Bowl? Are organic farmers putting the soil at risk?Separate the wheat from the chaff and myth from reality with this episode's guests:Dr. Jessica Shade, The Organic CenterDr. Joel Gruver, Western Illinois UniversityDr. Patt Carr, Montana State UniversityDr. Perry Miller, Montana State UniversityDr. Matt Ryan, Cornell UniversityVince Jaeger, organic farmerTell us what you think about the podcast by taking this short survey.Join our email list for periodic updates about OATS such as upcoming events, new podcast episodes, and articles on timely topics in the organic grain industry.A huge thank you to our sponsors:General MillsClif BarStonyfieldKing Arthur Baking Co.Organic Valleyand our fiscal sponsor, Organic Trade AssociationMusic from Blue Dot Sessions, Epidemic Sound, Soundstripe, and Free Music Archive. Sound Effects from zapsplat.com.

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