No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's world from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web:
- No-Tiller Pulls Massive Cover Radish from South African Soil
- Illinois Farmers Experiment With Organic No-Till Soybeans
- Back 40 Youtuber Issues Final Verdict on No-Till Foodplots
- Bugs Stink! Make it Work For You
- Cover Crop Master and No-Tiller Dave Brandt Talks to Mitchell Hora
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No-Tiller Pulls Massive Cover Radish from South African Soil
Does anyone know whether anyone can taxidermy a vegetable? This meter-long (about 3 feet) radish certainly deserves to hang over a fireplace mantle or above a dining room table.
Illinois Farmers Experiment With Organic No-Till Soybeans
At JL Acres near Sterling, Ill., farmers have decided to pit one method of organic soy cultivation against another. Growers have tilled one set of organic beans and no-tilled the other. Due to weather considerations, they also haven't been able to crimp down their extensive rye grass cover. So far, the beans look good, and there aren't as many weeds as you might expect, even without crimping or spraying.
Back 40 Youtuber Issues Final Verdict on No-Till Foodplots
One of the things no-tillers frequently mention when they talk about results is the increased diversity and frequency of wildlife. Whether we're talking about earthworms, insects, birds, or pesky deer, almost every no-tiller talks about an uptick in natural life. Over at the Youtube channel The Back 40, they manage property specifically for that reason. While the host balks at the cost of the no-till seed drill, he's positively effusive for no-till's other beneficial effects for sandy soils.
Bugs Stink! Make it Work For You
A University of Alabama entomologist describes using pheromones to disrupt the arrival of agricultural pests. Entomologists are working to use pheromone flooding to disrupt fall armyworm mating in field pests. Pheremones are the scent-based chemical signals fall armyworms use to communicate with each other.
Cover Crop Master and No-Tiller Dave Brandt Talks to Mitchell Hora
Mitchell Hora's regen-focused podcast Field Work goes to Ohio to talk to Brandt. Brandt and Hora discuss the connection between Brandt's roots in cover crops and the advent of regenerative agriculture. Brandt talks about the relationships between his generation and other key figures in no-till.
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