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Ley Farming Explanation
Ley farming was practiced on more than 50 million acres in the “wheat-sheep” zone of southern Australia by the 1980s. On average, wheat yields increased by 48% and grain protein concentration by 2% following the replacement of crop-fallow with ley farming. Improvements in soil physical properties and reductions in soil erosion also were observed. The potential of ley farming to improve the economics of dryland wheat production in the Great Plains of North America was recognized in the late 1960s by Jim Sims at Montana State University. A project was initiated to determine if ley farming could be adopted in the Northern Great Plains. Unfortunately, funding reductions and other developments resulted in the project being discontinued. Funding from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, administered by the USDA, has allowed the potential for ley farming in the Northern Great Plains to be reconsidered. Preliminary results of studies conducted by scientists in North Dakota and Wyoming suggest that ley farming has widespread potential in the region. A special federal grant will allow this effort to be expanded and include scientists in Montana. Results of this effort will be posted on this web page, as well as results of similar efforts in other regions throughout North America. Links with commercial and scientific experts on ley farming will be made as they become available. Enhancing Grain Production of Great Plains Cropping Systems with a Legume-Pasture Phase – Progress Report Enhancing Grain Production of Great Plains Cropping Systems with a Legume-Pasture Phase – Final Report
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