Farmers Put Down the Plow for More Productive Soil

Gabe Brown is in such demand as a speaker that for every invitation he accepts, he turns down 10 more. At conferences, like the one held here at a Best Western hotel recently, people line up to seek his advice.

"The greatest roadblock to solving a problem is the human mind," he tells audiences.

He no longer needs to use nitrogen fertilizer or fungicide, he said, and he produces yields that are above the county average with less labor and lower costs. "Nature can heal if we give her the chance," Mr. Brown said.

By ERICA GOODE

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