Sylvania Pines, Jackson County
Joseph Alday provides a natural habitat and food source for wildlife on his farm and works to prevent erosion and reduce over fertilization and the negative impacts it has on the environment by utilizing BMPs.
Joseph utilizes rotational grazing and plants seasonal crops like millet, corn and sunflowers to assist with pasture recovery. He uses a hay wagon to spread manure which reduces soil compaction and the use of fertilizer. He plants cover crops like clover during the winter and sunn hemp during the summer to put nitrogen back in the soil.
