Deep Plowing 

I have done the same thing in New Zealand in sand volcanic top soil. Bring up soil that was top soil over 2,000 years ago. This soil was laid down over 3,500 years ago in a volcanic eruption. The pasture and crops that I grow now stay green and growing right through the driest of summers.

Thanks for sharing the story. I have just finished a research project in Australia. Fixed millions of years old sandy soils and grew 2-3 times bigger crops. I am visiting the University of Missouri in a couple of weeks. Can I visit this farm?

why not just bulldoze the sand off the top and pile it up somewhere

Cover crops

Damn annoying music.

farming in a river bottom, hmmm