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-Tilling Soybeans in Between Previous Year's Corn Rows
- Solving Erosion Problems with No-Till
- No-Tiller Shares His Thoughts on Overly Wet Planting Season
- How Farmers Can Help Prevent Dust Storms
- Anheuser-Busch 1st to Adopt New U.S. Farmed Certification Consumer Label
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No-Tilling Soybeans in Between Previous Year's Corn Rows
In this video from Farmhand Mike, watch as he heads out in a field near Platteville, Wis., with an International 5488 Tractor pulling a 12-row Case IH 1200 planter. This farm is planting no-till soybeans in between the corn rows from the season before.
Solving Erosion Problems with No-Till
In this video from the erosion miniseries by Crop-Tech Consulting, learn why no-till is such an effective way to combat erosion. The firm feeling of no-tilled soils can be deceiving in terms of how well water infiltrates the soil.
No-Tiller Shares His Thoughts on Overly Wet Planting Season
No-Tiller Russell Hedrick shared this TikTok video to illustrate his feelings about the overly wet field conditions that he and others have experienced this year as summer approaches. The world dryland corn yield record-holder begs the question: “who else is in the same situation?”
How Farmers Can Help Prevent Dust Storms
In this article, read about an educator with the University of Illinois Extension who suggests soybean and corn farmers switch to reduced or no-till methods in order to decrease the chances of dust storms, like the deadly storm last summer that left 8 dead in Illinois.
Anheuser-Busch 1st to Adopt New U.S. Farmed Certification Consumer Label
Shoppers will soon see a new seal on food and beverage products to help consumers understand the importance of domestic sourcing, and ultimately, make it easier to support and invest in American agriculture.
Anheuser-Busch is the first U.S. Farmed Certified product to add the new label backed by the American Farmland Trust to its brands. Photo: Anheuser-Busch
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Best of the Web This Week is brought to you by GBGI Inc.
Maximize yield and eliminate costly downtime with GBGI’s planter row unit wear parts. The durable material and unique processes that we use to craft our American made products will ensure that planters spend more time in the field and less time in the shop. We are a family-owned business that takes pride in the support we are able to offer growers and dealers alike.
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