Episode 296. Exploring the Rye Revival with Gary Zimmer

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Mike Lewis talks with Gary Zimmer, co-owner of Otter Creek Organic Farm in south-central Wisconsin and founder of Midwestern BioAg, a fertilizer company focused on biological and organic farming methods. 

Gary is also a co-founder of Rye Revival, an organization that aims to bolster the use of rye. Gary and Mike talk about rye’s health benefits and its use as an animal feed and a cover crop. 

Related ATTRA Resources: 

• Organic Small Grain Production Overview
• No-Till Case Study, Brown’s Ranch: Improving Soil Health Improves the Bottom Line
• Cover Crops and Their Impact on Soil Health, Crop Productivity
• Cover Crops and Water Infiltration
   

Other Resources: 

• Zimmer Ag Consulting
• Rye Revival

Contact Mike Lewis at mikel@ncat.org. 

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