FARMERS HELPING FARMERS
WHO WE ARE
At Lifetime Ag LLC, we believe it is our duty to care for the creation that God has given us stewardship over. As farmers and ranchers, we have been humbled over the past several years to learn just how much more we can do to take care of our soil than we ever knew! As we learned about the six principles of soil health, we found out that most things we thought we knew about farming were not the best practices for the soil, our crops, our livestock, or even us. As we evolved our operations to follow those principles, we realized that the more we worked to take care of our soil, the better it took care of us.
As we studied the regenerative system and adapted it to our furrow irrigation in western Colorado, we grew passionate about caring for our soil. However, there was an obvious lack of resources and support in our area. Because of that, we reached outside of Colorado to companies like GreenCover Seed in Nebraska, Esch Drills in Pennsylvania, and Perkins Sales in Missouri to fulfill our needs. When we found out that others were also interested in making the most of their soil and operations, we decided to bring the support to our valley that we had been searching for.
Here we are now, Lifetime Ag LLC, offering cover crop and perennial seed to the farmers of western Colorado and eastern Utah, as well as recommendations on what to plant, and how to make your seed work the best for you. We also sell and rent out Esch no-till drills, and we sell Perkins vinecutter creaser attachments to help farmers find what they need to implement regenerative practices on their own farms. We hope that as farmers, we can help to make the difference in your operation that regenerative agriculture has made in ours.
6 Soil Health Principles
Know the context of your system
Minimize chemical and physical disturbance
Keep the soil covered
Introduce plant and animal diversity
Keep living roots in the soil
Integrate livestock
Our Services
Cover Crop and Perennial Seed
We offer a wide variety of seed to fit your needs, from annual cover crops to perennials.
· Custom cover crop and forage mixes designed and mixed to fit your goals
· Alfalfa, orchard grass, fescue, meadow brome, and clovers, etc.
Esch No-Till Drills
We are a dealer for Esch no-till drills, which are designed and manufactured with your cover crop and overseeding needs in mind:
· Available in 3’, 5.5’, 7’, 10’, 12’, and custom 15’ fully mounted sizes
· 5 ½” unit spacing
· Foam disk seed metering system to handle any size or mix of seed
· Excellent weight distribution to place your seed where it can succeed
Perkins VineCutter Attachments
Since we are almost entirely furrow irrigated, our biggest challenge has been keeping residue to feed the microbes in our soil, while still being able to irrigate. The Perkins vinecutters have resolved that issue. They are able to slice the residue out of the furrow, while throwing minimal dirt, and providing a clean smooth furrow for water to run in.
· Use these in all situations, - cover crops, crop residue, established hay fields, and pastures
· We offer straight fluted blades as well as concave blades to suit your needs
