Gumbo that once was only good for pasture is some of the most profitable land in Saskatchewan's Carrot River Valley. Alfalfa has changed it. "Crops never used to be quite as good until we started growing more alfalfa," says Brad Schiltroth, Ridgedale,SK. He says alfalfa roots go deep to find moisture. That helps the heavy clay soils dry out faster following wet spells. Roots 5' long will trail behind a disker ripping up an old alfalfa stand in dry conditions. "They're the size of your thumb and pretty wiry, too," says Schiltroth.
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