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:
- The Sound of No-Till
- Life In A No-Till Warzone
- Which One is My Carriage, Again?
- The Future of Ag
- Cui Bono? You Bono
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The Sound of No-Till
This short video by YouTuber LBBZ Schluechthof shows no-tilling in Switzerland, a country notable for its absence of level ground. In the video, a small tractor works a field with a roller-crimper front attachment and a planter in the back. New Word of the Day: Gründüngung, German for "green manure."
Life In A No-Till Warzone
The soundtrack to this Ukrainian no-till/strip-till video is deceptively upbeat, considering that the video opens with footage of a Russian missile being downed by Ukrainian forces at a distance. Ukrainian Youtuber Щоденник фермера talks his way through footage of a boom sprayer in action, and rows of what looks like wheat and barley. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which sent shockwaves through the agricultural world, will enter its six month on July 24.
Which One is My Carriage, Again?
Cherry Hill Farm's Youtube channel shows the means by which the farm no-tills pumpkins. While Cherry Hill, based in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, uses pumpkins as a cash crop, other growers have seen success using pumpkins as a cover, in part because of the big shady leaves, but also for agritourism. After all, one person's cover crop is another person's jack-o-lantern. Pie, anyone?
The Future of Ag
The Farm Kid YouTube Channel has a kid's eye view of picking up harvested wheat bales from a field, and then no-till planting soybeans onto the same field. No word on the Farm Kid's age or state, but he's certain to be no-tilling after we've all retired here at No-Till Farmer. Except maybe for Frank Lessiter.
Cui Bono? You Bono
This tweet by the American Journal of Agricultural Economics teases the results of an upcoming analysis of how no-till impacts farmland values overall. That might not be a big deal if you're renting (though most renters we know are into no-till), but landowners and homesteaders take notice: your pocketbook will thank you.
Forthcoming in the AJAE: "The Impact of No-Till on Agricultural Land Values in the United States Midwest," by Le Chen, Roderick M. Rejesus, Serkan Aglasan, Stephen Hagen, and William Salas pic.twitter.com/mZbjR2qOjP
— American Journal of Agricultural Economics (@AJAE_AAEA) July 5, 2022
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SOURCE by Sound Agriculture wakes up the soil microbiome so you can access more nitrogen and phosphorus from your field. This bioinspired chemistry fixes atmospheric nitrogen and unlocks phosphorus that is tied up in the soil. It’s like caffeine for microbes, working with the soil you’ve already got to make your season more productive. Learn more at www.sound.ag.
