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:
- Study Says No-Till & Cover Crops Make Farmers More Money
- No-Tillers Can Utilize Kernza to Make Beer
- 100% No-Till, 100% Organic & 0 Herbicides
- Seed Terminator Could Help No-Tillers Fight Herbicide-Resistant Weeds
- Seeding Cover Crops with No-Till Drill
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Direct Enterprises, Inc. (DEI) is a fast-growing leader in providing custom-blended seed treatments and seed treatment equipment, adjuvants and biologicals to the agricultural industry, all delivered in a personal, timely, courteous, and professional manner in partnership with customers, vendors and the community. Headquartered in Westfield, Indiana, the company serves customers all across the U.S. with key products and services.
Study Says No-Till & Cover Crops Make Farmers More Money
Much of the research on no-till and cover crops has looked at the benefits to the environment and the soil. Now a new study from the Soil Health Institute finds these farming practices also have strong economic benefits for farmers.
Photo by: Rob Myers / University Of Missouri
No-Tillers Can Utilize Kernza to Make Beer
The cool-season perennial grain crop known as Kernza is known to be useful in making bread, crackers, cereals and flour, but according to this article, even some beers can be made using this perennial wheatgrass.
Photo by: Getty Images / Adermark Media
100% No-Till, 100% Organic & 0 Herbicides
No-Till Innovator Rick Clark's 7,000-acre farm in Williamsport, Ind., is 100% organic and 100% no-till. But even more impressive is that he hasn’t applied any synthetic phosphorus or potassium for 9 years.
Seed Terminator Could Help No-Tillers Fight Herbicide-Resistant Weeds
In this video from GROW IWM, learn how brothers Dale and Nick Druffel are using a seed impact mill, the Seed Terminator, to fight herbicide-resistant weeds on their operation near Uniontown, Wash.
Seeding Cover Crops with No-Till Drill
Planting cover crops without a no-till drill and without disking the soil can be a challenge. In this video, Rod Dowdle from Dowdle Family Farms tries to take advantage of some rain to plant some fall cover crops on this pig paddock.
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Direct Enterprises, Inc. (DEI) is a fast-growing leader in providing custom-blended seed treatments and seed treatment equipment, adjuvants and biologicals to the agricultural industry, all delivered in a personal, timely, courteous, and professional manner in partnership with customers, vendors and the community. Headquartered in Westfield, Indiana, the company serves customers all across the U.S. with key products and services.
