Winter Workshop 2026: Justin Jacobs on Intercropping

Justin Jacobs is a 1st-generation farmer out of North Dakota after years of moving from place to place he found his way back to the area where his grandparents had farmed. With a background working at North Dakota State University as an Agronomy Specialist in intercropping systems Justin has taken that experience and applies it to his own operation, attempting to harvest multiple crops from a single growing season. Today Justin brings six years of observations from his intercropping and puts them on screen for us to better understand his vision, the challenges he faced, and the lessons he learned. As soil health and regenerative agriculture continue to seek out better ways to increase diversity in cropping systems, we look to farmers like Justin that are dedicated to understanding practices that conventional wisdom would have deemed extreme. At Cheney Lake Watershed, we are farmers and landowners working in partnership with the City of Wichita to protect Cheney Reservoir - the primary source for Wichita's water supply. Through this unique rural-urban partnership, farmers provide the outreach to their friends and neighbors and the City of Wichita provides funding for conservation work in the watershed. For more information on the Watershed: https://www.cheneylakewatershed.org/ For more information, Contact Cheney Lake Watershed at: https://www.cheneylakewatershed.org/c... Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Justin Jacobs 05:44 Farming with the Land 09:41 Soil Health Principles 14:19 On Farm Applications of Soil Health 19:18 Intercropping 33:37 2019: Maple Peas and Canola 36:43 2020: Dry Yellow Pea and Canola 39:08 2021: Canola and Peas vs. Peas and Flax 41:04 2022: Peas and Flax 41:57 2023: Austrian Winter Pea and Mustard 46:45 2024: Peas and Mustard 49:38 2025: Cereals and Flax Cover Crops 50:38 2026: Blazing New Trails and Observations 54:09 Future Farm Endeavors 58:36 Q&A: FSA Reporting, Wheat Varieties, Herbicide Resistance, and No-Till Canola