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:
- Agronomic No-Till Advice: Importance of Correcting the Effects of Long-Term Tillage
- No-Tiller Tries Seeding Cover Crops into Soybeans Using a Drone
- No-Till is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
- No-Till, Fall Cover Crops Offer Multiple Economical Benefits
- Thanksgiving Day Football Data has Packers Fans Feeling Optimistic
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Agronomic No-Till Advice: Importance of Correcting the Effects of Long-Term Tillage
In this Agronomic Minute video from Crop-Tech Consulting, Farm Journal field agronomist Ken Ferrie walks through what it looks like if you don't remove past compaction layers and why you shouldn’t give up on no-till if it isn’t working right away.
Fields need to be in a true vertical format to be successful in no-till. Do you have any past sins hiding layers in your soil? In this #AgronomicMinute Ken Ferrie walks through what it looks like if you don't remove past layers. pic.twitter.com/DjBuEOIOFA
— Crop-Tech Consulting (@CropTechInc) November 16, 2023
No-Tiller Tries Seeding Cover Crops into Soybeans Using a Drone
In this video, Canadian no-tiller James Hammerton tells agronomist Henry Prinzen how and why he decided to apply 10 pounds per acre of a clover and hairy vetch seed mix using a drone.
No-Till is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
This Tweet from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) explains why no-till success doesn’t happen overnight and why it can take time to build and maintain truly healthy and resilient soils.
No-till adoption is more of a marathon than a sprint -- building healthy, resilient soil takes time. https://t.co/O1rxcWRYCx #NoTillNovember pic.twitter.com/XOgY6R3JjQ
— Natural Resources Conservation Service (@USDA_NRCS) November 16, 2023
No-Till, Fall Cover Crops Offer Multiple Economical Benefits
This article from AgUpdate features No-Till Farmer’s very own Michaela Paukner as she and no-tiller Loran Steinlage discuss data on the financial benefits of no-till and cover crops during this Ask the Operator webinar.
A fall cover crop can be grazed down to help terminate the plants for the spring season or a herbicide can be applied
Thanksgiving Day Football Data has Packers Fans Feeling Optimistic
This year’s Thanksgiving Day football slate will feature 3 games staggered throughout the afternoon and evening beginning with the Packers vs. the Dolphins — a game that Wisconsin-based Lessiter Media employees and local no-tiller football fans will be keeping a close eye on. New data shows that the Packers have won nearly 60% (4 out of 7) of the games they’ve played on Thanksgiving Day over the last 30 years.
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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.
