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:
- Rainfall Simulator Highlights Importance of No-Till & Cover Crops
- Demining Ukrainian Farm Fields with Howard Buffett
- Are No-Till Drills the Best Option for Planting Wheat?
- Comparing Herbicides with Tillage and Herbicides with No-Till
- No-Till Technology on Display
Rainfall Simulator Highlights Importance of No-Till & Cover Crops
In this video, watch as a rainfall simulator shows the difference in topsoil loss from several different types of fields including conventionally tilled fields, fields with no-till and cover crops and fields with no-till but no cover crops.
Demining Ukrainian Farm Fields with Howard Buffett
In this YouTube Short from Farm Journal, Howard Buffett shares how his team has been testing explosives on equipment used to demine farm fields in hopes of expediting the process of doing so in Ukrainian farm fields that have been riddled with mines.
Are No-Till Drills the Best Option for Planting Wheat?
In this video from New York Farmer, watch as one farmer shows all the details and specs about how he plants his wheat crop with a John Deere No Till Drill.
Comparing Herbicides with Tillage and Herbicides with No-Till
In this video from Patrick Shivers, check out the results between 3 different field comparisons: no-till and no herbicide, no-till with herbicide, and full tillage with herbicides. Which field do you think yielded the best?
No-Till Technology on Display
Check out this video from Salin 247 that showcases new no-till technology for planting winter canola and evaluating alternative row widths. These trials were organized by no-tiller Tony Brannon on 7 farms throughout Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri.
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