Farmers across Canada care deeply about their soil but Derek and Tannis Axten of Axten Farms take it to a whole other level. The Minton, Sask., farmers' commitment is is even written into their company's tagline — loyal to the soil.

"The reason I like it is it kind of reminds us that everything we do affects the soil," says Tannis. "We are a cropping system so we are taking, but we always want to make sure we're giving back. So before any operation we do on our farm, we consider how is this going to affect the soil, because we want to be as loyal as we can."

On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soil School the Axtens share how they utilize lowdisturbance seeding, reduce inputs and better manage herbicides to benefit their soil. They're also big proponents of intercropping and controlled traffic, which plays an important role in managing the soil's waterholding capacity. Stripper headers are also used at harvest to cut the crop as high as possible to leave more residue.

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