Yates' metamorphosis to no-till came after years of conventional tillage wheat for winter pasture. In 2011 during extreme drought they lost Bermuda on sandy low organic matter soils ad used a warm season seed mix to have forage to graze. This opened their eyes to cover crops.

The cow herd story: Almost all are home raised. Cows last about 12-14 years. The problem....12-14 years ago when we were making breeding decisions, we thought we knew what a good cow was, I was wrong. When we removed the hay our operation really changed, the cows accustomed to welfare showed themselves.