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 Helps Reduce Flood Risk
- Germany’s Agritechnica Event Features No-Till Technology
- Grower Seeks Advice on Getting Deeper into No-Till
- Longtime No-Tiller Shares Experiences with No-Till & Continuous Cover Crops
- 6 Major Ways No-Till Benefits Soil Health & Productivity
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No-Till Helps Reduce Flood Risk
In this tweet from Loran Steinlage, No-Till Farmer’s 2023 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, he emphasizes the benefits of partnering with American Flood Coalition, Iowa Flood Center and other organizations to measure how no-till and multi-cropping reduce flooding, increase farmers’ profits and improve soil health.
The partnership Keeps getting better with the more data we can put together… https://t.co/1GvWSfYXqd pic.twitter.com/bIawtmXcYm
— Loran Steinlage (@FLOLOfarms) November 7, 2023
Germany’s Agritechnica Event Features No-Till Technology
Check out this blog from Farm Equipment, one of No-Till Farmer’s sister publications, as executive editor Kim Schmidt checks out all the latest technology at Agritechnica in Germany, including a New Holland combine that caught the eye of some no-tillers who noted it could help reduce labor needs because of its noted higher productivity. Stay tuned for more no-till content from the event in the coming weeks!
Grower Seeks Advice on Getting Deeper into No-Till
This grower posted to the No-Tillage and Strip-Tillage Facebook group inquiring about how to manage residue in no-till corn fields going to soybeans the following year. Check out his original post and some of the suggestions from other no-tillers.
Longtime No-Tiller Shares Experiences with No-Till & Continuous Cover Crops
In this video from Nutrien Ag Solutions, southern Illinois no-tiller Junior Upton talks about what he learned from experimenting with no-till and a continuous cover crop in his corn and bean fields.
6 Major Ways No-Till Benefits Soil Health & Productivity
Check out this Tweet breaking down 6 key benefits of no-till farming, including moisture retention, biodiversity and more.
The Benefits of No-Till farming for Soil Health and Productivity
— EmasiminiwithT (@EmasiminiwithT) November 13, 2023
No-till farming is a method where crops are grown without disturbing the soil through plowing or conventional tillage. Instead, seeds are directly planted into untilled soil. This approach offers several benefits… pic.twitter.com/Dq7PGw60yC
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Bioactive™️ by Purple Cow Organics is a group of liquid products focused on improving soil biology. These include broad-spectrum biologicals that preserve and deliver diverse beneficial microbes. Our products stimulate growth and improve plant vigor and nutrient uptake to increase your yield and help your margins. Focusing on soil health can improve tolerance against drought, salt, heat, and stress. All biology in Bioactive™️ products is naturally occurring with no synthetic or lab-grown additives.
