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Double Up No-Till Benefits By Cover Cropping For Forage

Cover crops serve up more than just soil benefits. They can boost a no-tiller’s bottom line when used as feed for their livestock, experts say.

By Laura Barrera posted on July 1, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

Cover crops are usually touted for their contributions to soil health. But for no-tillers with livestock, covers can provide an immediate benefit to the bottom line by also serving as forage.

Livestock, Covers Add Diversity For Enterprising No-Tiller

Byron Richard’s once wheat-dominated farm in North Dakota is now home to many different crops — including livestock — after his commitment to no-till practices.

By Martha Mintz posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment

Third-generation farmer Byron Richard seems to always find himself in the center of big changes in his tiny community.

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Going ‘Underground’

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2013

In the 40 years I’ve been tracking no-till, soil biology has never received as much attention as it does today. As no-tillers refine their systems, more are recognizing the importance of doing a better job of managing the millions of critters living under the soil surface.

Expert Discusses Soybean Market Outlook, Rationing

August 31, 2012

Source: Iowa Soybean Association

Sterling Liddell, vice president of food and agricultural research for Rabo Agri Finance, says some rationing is occurring in livestock and ethanol production as prices rise, and soybean prices remain strong and could hold that strength through spring 2013.

No-Till Grows Beyond The Borders

Controlled traffic, cover crops and continuous no-till are boosting yields and profitability in South America, Australia and elsewhere as worldwide no-till acres near 300 million.

By John Dobberstein posted on November 1, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Crop Protection

To gauge the world’s supply of arable farming acres, an agricultural expert once compared Earth to the size of an apple, cut into 32 slices. The number of acres suitable for food production represents only one slice, and the apple’s skin represents the world’s supply of topsoil.

Cover Crops, No-Till Works For Cattlemen

October 31, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: By Kindra Gordon, Angus Beef Bulletin

Among no-till grain farmers, cover crops â€” a second crop planted immediately after harvest â€” are becoming a popular management practice that enhances cropland soil health.

Corn May Be In Need Of Sulfur

October 8, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Jennifer Shike

University of Illinois researchers say corn response to sulfur may be more common than in the past.

EPA To Crack Down On Farm Dust

August 4, 2010

Senators object to proposed EPA crackdown on farm dust.

Six Ways To Improve Soil Health

June 10, 2010 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: By Vern Grubinger, University of Vermont Extension vegetable and berry specialist

No-tillers can learn how to improve the health of their soils with the help of the newly revised book "Building Soil For Better Health," written by two prominent soil scientists.

Why Should the Manure Spreader Cross the Road?

Because it can save plenty of dollars in your no-till operation.

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management

When it comes to trimming fertilizer costs with low-cost nutrients from manure, most concerns center around timing and compaction issues, maintains Eric Debauch.

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