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-Tiller Shares Thoughts Ahead of 2024 Planting Season
- Weighing the Risk/Reward of No-Till
- No-Tiller Seeks Advice on Rebuilding a Valve on his No-Till Drill
- U.S. Secretary of Ag Comments on No-Till at Commodity Classic
- Ohio State University Podcast Features No-Till Expert Dr. Rattan Lal
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No-Tiller Shares Thoughts Ahead of 2024 Planting Season
Drought, plans for aerial seeding cover crops and abnormally high temperatures are high on the list of things to be aware of for Hampton, Iowa, no-tiller April Hemmes as she prepares for the 2024 planting season.
Weighing the Risk/Reward of No-Till
In this YouTube Short, Don Veatch of Veatch Farms in Campbellsville, Ky., talks about how the benefits of no-till far outweigh the potential downsides for his operation. Veatch also talks about the different equipment he uses to make no-till successful in his part of the country.
No-Tiller Seeks Advice on Rebuilding a Valve on his No-Till Drill
Ottawa, Kan., no-tiller Zac Clark posted this question in the John Deere Single Disk No-Till Drills and Air Seeders Facebook Group, asking for advice on how to rebuild a broken valve on his 750 no-till drill. Clark says the valve is leaking oil and he is hoping to get some advice from other no-tillers.
U.S. Secretary of Ag Comments on No-Till at Commodity Classic
At last week’s Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas, Sustainable fuels and “climate-smart” practices were hot topics in U.S. Secretary of Ag Tom Vilsack’s general session address, including mentions of no-till and cover crops.
Ohio State University Podcast Features No-Till Expert Dr. Rattan Lal
In the latest episode of the podcast “Now at Ohio State,” Dr. Rattan Lal talks about the most important aspects of a no-till system and what he has learned throughout his lengthy 60+ year career as a soil scientist and an avid no-till expert.
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