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-Till vs. Strip-Till Corn: Which Looks Better 1 Month From Harvest?
- Oklahoma No-Tiller: Cover Crops, Soil Health Act as ‘Savings Account’
- Spring Wheat Helps Minnesota Farmer Transition to No-Till
- Integrating Cattle & No-Till
- Long-Time No-Till Researcher Warren Dick Teaches Ethiopian Farmers about No-Till
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No-Till vs. Strip-Till Corn: Which Looks Better 1 Month From Harvest?
Fast forward to the 6-minute mark of this video from The Once a Day Farmer on YouTube for a comparison of his strip-till corn and no-till corn. It’s a small sample size, but the New Zealand farmer notices some distinct differences between the two crops.
Oklahoma No-Tiller: Cover Crops, Soil Health Act as ‘Savings Account’
2022 National No-Tillage Conference speaker Jimmy Emmons, who no-tills 2,000 acres and manages 250 head of cattle near Leedey, Okla., compares cover crops and building soil health act as a savings account for water in drought. “When it’s good, stash it back because you’re going to need it when it doesn’t rain.” He talks about growing covers with limited moisture in this article from Alamosa News.
Spring Wheat Helps Minnesota Farmer Transition to No-Till
Minnesota farmer Cody Nelson is stimulating soil health and preparing to transition to no-till on a new farm by incorporating spring wheat into his rotation. He explains the situation and his decision in this YouTube video shared by One Good Idea.
Integrating Cattle & No-Till
Ahead of his keynote presentation at the CCTA High Plains No-Till event, grazing researcher Jim Gerrish shares how and why to integrate grazing and no-till. “With the rising tide of interest in regenerative agriculture, almost everyone has heard that having livestock on the farm in conjunction with a cropping operation is a key part to getting soils back to healthy, functional biology,” he says in this interview with KRVN.
Long-Time No-Till Researcher Warren Dick Teaches Ethiopian Farmers about No-Till
In this episode of the Ohio Ag Net podcast, retired Ohio State University researcher Warren Dick discusses the agricultural university and training center he and his nonprofit, Bethel Agriculture Organization, are building to help fight food insecurity in Ethiopia.
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