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:
- John Deere 7000 Corn Planter Walkthrough with Hines Farms
- No-Tiller Trey Hill’s Thoughts on No-Till Innovation & Sustainability
- NNTC Speakers Dispel Sprayer Myths, Send Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage to Space
- Can Modified Blind Inlets at Terrace Sites Reduce N and P Loads?
- 17 Ag Groups Sue EPA Over Waters of the US Definition
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John Deere 7000 Corn Planter Walkthrough with Hines Farms
Hines Farms’ newest YouTube video gives the world a look at the operation’s planter maintenance ahead of spring, including a walkthrough of the John Deere 7000 corn planter they use for no-tilling corn into their “muck ground.”
No-Tiller Trey Hill’s Thoughts on No-Till Innovation & Sustainability
Trey Hill, a Maryland no-tiller and past National No-Tillage Conference speaker, combines the wisdom of traditional practices with forward-thinking solutions shaping the future of agriculture. In this episode of The Modern Acre podcast, he talks about his operation, his focus on technology and sustainability, carbon markets and more.
NNTC Speakers Dispel Sprayer Myths, Send Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage to Space
In their latest highly entertaining YouTube video, 2023 National No-Tillage Conference speakers Daniel Perkins and Richard Brain address common misconceptions about how sprayers apply crop protection products, have a friendly run-in with the government as they attempt to send a rocket into space, survive Los Vegas, and get up and personal with a professional applicator in Macon, Mo., to teach you about spray drift.
Can Modified Blind Inlets at Terrace Sites Reduce N and P Loads?
University of Iowa researchers partnered with no-tiller Mike Paustian of Scott County, Iowa, to install modified blind inlets at terrace sites, a new conservation practice that removes the orange tile inlet and replaces it with what’s essentially a French drain to act as a sediment filter. Paustian and the researchers explain the project and its goals in this YouTube video.
17 Ag Groups Sue EPA Over Waters of the US Definition
A group of 17 organizations filed a lawsuit Jan. 19 over the EPA’s new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) definition, which gives federal protection to large waterways like interstate rivers and streams. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall says the new rule is “vague” and puts farmers in a position where they will have to hire lawyers to establish the boundaries of farming, reports The Daily Scoop.
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Best of the Web This Week is brought to you by Totally Tubular.
Totally Tubular Mfg Inc produces starter fertilizer products that apply starter fertilizer right where you want it, in the root system of the plant. In tests performed, Totally Tubular produced a 6.2 (5%)/bushel yield advantage in corn. Products are available for a variety of planters and are sold by dealers throughout the US. Visit our website at totally-tubular.net to find a dealer near you, or call us at 888-200-3012.
