When Shawn and Shane Tiffany took over the former Black Diamond feed yard in 2007 it wasn’t in terrible shape, mostly because of manure applications that kept organic matter in the soil. But after going to a cover crop field day 8 years ago, the brothers didn’t want to just settle.
So they’ve taken a slow, deliberate approach to integrating no-till practices and cover crop grazing at Tiffany Cattle Co. as they work to lock…