Quality DeKalb County Agriculture.

K.D. Carnahan Farms, Inc.

Crop production

We are also trying to better the environment at our farm. We have several water and sediment control basins (W.A.S.C.O.B.) and filter strips along the ditches to control erosion. These filter strips also provide a place of refuge for small wildlife. We also utilize the planting practice of "no-till." We have been using no-till on our corn, soybeans, alfalfa, and wheat for the past 15 years now. This practice has been proven to help in reducing the greenhouse gases that cause global warming. This practice also improves the surface water quality. By leaving the previous crops' residue on the field, soil particles tend to stay in place making wind and water erosion effects minimal. This keeps the soil rich in nutrients essential for growing crops. It also keeps dust levels down. This residue also provides food and shelter for some wildlife during the winter months.

We have also been participating in the “Carbon Credit” program for the past five years.

 

                                                       Yield Map Shown

                                                       Here (left).  You can see

                                                       The different areas of yield.

          

 

 

                                                        The picture on the right is a     

                                                        Soil type map of the same     

                                                        Field.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are also trying to apply the latest technology possible to help produce quality crops more accurately.  GPS equipment and yield mapping have been a big addition the last few years.  We have also made use of soil type maps in order to manage each acre individually instead of as entire fields.