November 5, 2024

VIDEO: Small Scale Grain Production with Mark Dempsey


Mark Dempsey of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association discusses the potential and parameters of small scale grain production for livestock and much more. Learn different characteristics of grain crops and how to best utilize them in your farm or garden in combination with cover crops that will help provide the nitrogen or whatever is needed for the grain you are growing.

25 thoughts on “VIDEO: Small Scale Grain Production with Mark Dempsey

  1. Rotation seems pretty important for small scale farming. Plant a legume first for it's nitrogen and then a cereal crop following. How long a growing season do I need to get both in a season?

  2. Very informative video, however I feel it is not titled properly. When I saw the title I was expecting content to be more about tools/equipment needed to effectively plant and harvest different grains on small scale. Also expecting ways to boost yields with cover crops or what soil types are better for certain grain production…

  3. I would not grow chick peas. I grow them for a snack. They yield very little. Half cup per plant abouts maybe less. But they do taste great fresh!.

  4. Soy is not a human food unless you ferment it AND it is organic. Only flax oil should be eaten by people -the others are actively bad for you. Your soy is likely to b3 genetically contaminated and toxic.

  5. I did not not think the presentation was as focused as it could have been. Since the videos are so long, have you considered time stamps to help viewers jump to the section they are interested in?

  6. 20:15 It's that way because with the winter wheat you don't want it shooting up too tall with nitro if winter is coming (including high winds, heavy, snow, hail, that can flatten(lodge) the plants , at that time you only want its roots to grow deep and large to help endure the winter, and in the spring you can up the nitro

  7. "Taking it back from big ag." Hell yes, my friend! I was already interested in growing grain in my garden. But one autumn, we were driving through southern Oklahoma during the wheat harvest. The whole world smelled like Roundup. We were much more interested after that.

  8. So did you work to earn the money to buy your land, equipment, etc? Because I wonder about the economics if you aren't born into land or money. I'd also like to see a comprehensive profit/loss statement to see if this pencils out economically without being supported by a trust fund.

  9. at about the 1:10:00 mark, there is an inherent assumption that for some is incorrect. Neither chickens (nor really any of the animals) should be on a total grain diet. Chickens are omnivores, so they really need animal protein. Cattle, should be on grass with as little grain as possible. Pigs are omnivores. Also, just as many of the plants have incredibly valuable traits and multiple benefits, so do the animals, aaanndd. this kinda assumes for instance, an acre can only be one crop or animal at a time, when in fact, they can be if not concurrent on any given parcel, they can at least be closely following each other ie: cattle, 3 days later poultry, and repeat a couple or few months later. Many many more options between plant and animal combinations.

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