Steve Groff of Cedar Meadow Farm
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Jesse talks with cover crop guru Steve Groff of Cedar Meadow Farm about his large-scale vegetable and CBD hemp farm in Lancaster Couny, PA. He gets into the origins of the roller-crimper and tillage radish, challenges with no-till veg at scale, termination methods, the ins and outs of no-till protected culture tomatoes, and managing fertility with cover crops. Check out his book, Future Proof Farm.