'Don't Farm Naked' workshop set for next week

“Don’t Farm Naked,” a workshop about residue management and U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, is set for Tuesday at the Northern Ag Research Center meeting room from 1 to 3 p.m.

This workshop will cover ways to manage residue, reduce erosion and review requirements of the 1985 Farm Bill.

“This workshop is just a general overview of residue management and USDA farm programs,” USDA Havre Field Office Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Conservationist Laurie Massar said.

She said the workshop will focus specifically on sodbusting, which is breaking ground in grass that does not ha...