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Podcast: Real Organic Podcast
Episode: Doug Crabtree: Thoughtful Tillage Is An Important Tool
Description: #079: Montana grain farmer Doug Crabtree grows grains, lentils, flax and a handful of other crops, and relies on various tillage practices and biodiversity designs to succeed. Farming in a cold, dryland climate on the Canadian border, Doug and his wife Anna see the ruinous effects no-till agriculture with a heavy reliance on biocides is bringing to their area. Doug Crabtree is a lifelong grain farmer who started Vilicus Farms in Montana with his wife Anna Jones-Crabtree in 2009. Unlike the majority of commodity grain farms, Real Organic Project-certified Vilicus aims for diversity in the fields and among its in...