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:
- New York No-Tiller: ‘As Long As We Own This Field, I Will Never Plow It Again’
- 1950s Custom-Built Tractor on Stilts Seeded Wheat Between Corn
- Is Fish Food the Future for No-Till Soybeans?
- No-Till Wheat Across the Pond
- 10 Greatest Farming Quotes of All Time
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New York No-Tiller: ‘As Long As We Own This Field, I Will Never Plow It Again’
Dave Magos farms 2,200 acres at Morning Star Farm in Jefferson County, NY, growing corn silage and alfalfa for his 780-cow dairy herd and corn grain, soybeans, and wheat as cash crops. In this YouTube video from New York Soil Health, Magos discusses how he got started with no-till and cover cropping, and how they work together on his dairy farm.
1950s Custom-Built Tractor on Stilts Seeded Wheat Between Corn
Michael Rosenberger shared this photo of his family’s Farmall H tractor mounted on tall stilts to the International Harvester Tractor, Truck and Equipment Facebook Group. He says his uncle (pictured on the tractor) and dad used it to plant wheat between rows of standing corn before the corn was harvested. Talk about interseeding innovation!
Is Fish Food the Future for No-Till Soybeans?
While commodity soybeans are a very successful and important crop, there are opportunities to enhance its contribution to the agricultural economy through diversification, writes Steven Savage. In this article from Forbes, he explains why aquaculture is a logical market fit for high-protein soybeans.
No-Till Wheat Across the Pond
Olly from the OllyBlogs Agricontract YouTube channel takes us on a tour of his no-till wheat field near Liverpool in the UK and explains the benefits he gets with a no-till system.
10 Greatest Farming Quotes of All Time
Check out the 10 greatest farming quotes of all time, courtesy Amanda Zaluckyj of the Farmer’s Daughter USA. The list is stacked with timeless takes from some of the most legendary human beings, but three need a bit of an update to reflect the need for no-till over tillage. Who do we contact to get “No one has ever advanced a scientific reason for plowing" as written by Edward Faulkner in Plowman’s Folly added to this list?
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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.
