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:
- Jam Out to this No-Till Farmer Rock Song
- What Makes the Biggest Impact on a No-Tiller’s Yield?
- Step Into Soil Health Field Day Focuses On No-Till
- Switch to No-Till Earns Stuart Johnson Farmer of the Year Award
- What’s Going On Under the Covers?
Jam Out to this No-Till Farmer Rock Song
Japanese farmer Shuichi Tokumoto wrote this incredible no-till themed rock song in hopes of spreading the word about the importance of regenerative agriculture. If Tokumoto is half as good at farming as he is at guitar solos, then he must be one heck of a farmer. Good luck getting this song out of your head!
What Makes the Biggest Impact on a No-Tiller’s Yield?
In this video, CEO of Continuum Ag Mitchell Hora discusses what factors have the biggest impact on yield and what has no connection. After cutting back on inorganic P & K, Hora found that what is actually driving yield is bio extractable carbon and biological activity. After that, he says it’s best to let the natural system do its job.
Step Into Soil Health Field Day Focuses On No-Till
A recent soil health field day in Wisconsin highlighted no-till tips including the importance of using a closing wheel that will get the seed trench closed, ways to ensure you're making good ground contact, and how to properly adjust a planter’s down pressure. The presenters also highlighted why it might be beneficial to use a 50/50 or 60/40 mix of wheat and barley for a cover crop mix.
Photo: Between the Lakes Demonstration Farm Network
Switch to No-Till Earns Stuart Johnson Farmer of the Year Award
Changing an intensive system to regenerative livestock with cover crops won Stuart Johnson the title of Soil Farmer of the Year in 2023. He experimented with strip-till and shallow tillage for a few years and found that healthier soils could manage reduced inputs better, so he went full no-till in 2017, inspired by Gabe Brown and Dr. Alan Wiliams and Shane New of Understanding Ag.
What’s Going On Under the Covers?
This Indiana soil and water conservation district group increased interest in their conservation agriculture-based event by posting signs on the road that said “what’s going on under the covers,” in regards to cover crops on top of the soil. The Meet Your Farmer event ended up bringing dozens of community members together to learn about new trends and techniques in agriculture such as no-till, cover crops and soil and water conservation.
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