Yale Climate Connections recently featured the Dry Farming Institute in a piece on dry farming and water resilience in the Pacific Northwest.
DFI Executive Director Dr. Gabrielle Roesch-McNally is featured in the piece. In her own words: “We encourage a lot of experimentation and then knowledge sharing to see what works in a particular context.” That spirit of grower-led discovery is at the core of what DFI does. We’re grateful to be able to share our work with a national
They discuss a handful of dry farming and water resilience practices. These include mulching, compost application, and wider plant spacing. Together, these techniques may help crops develop deeper root systems. As a result, plants access moisture stored in the soil from winter rainfall. Even growers who don’t eliminate irrigation entirely can significantly reduce their reliance on water.
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