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No-Till Raises Your Environmental Score

June 7, 2010

The increased use of no-till farming since the 1980s, and the increased use of glyphosate-resistant crops since 1996, has significantly turned farmers into environmentalists. Less soil has eroded, less chemicals have been applied, and less fuel has been used because of significant changes in farming practices.

Improving Soil Structure Good For Planet And Pocketbook

Brazilian soil scientist touts the benefits of continuous no-till, diverse cropping rotations and cover crops to sequester carbon and improve soil and yields

By Mark Parker posted on June 1, 2010 | Posted in Soil Health

Soil isn't the bottom line just for farmers, it’s the bottom line for the whole planet, says João Carlos de Moreaes Sá.

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Cap-And-Trade Favors No-Till

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2010

While passage last summer of the American Clean Energy and Security Act by the House of Representatives calls for establishing a cap-and-trade program to limit greenhouse gases, it’s expected to have a serious financial impact for farmers. However, the financial penalties will be much lower for continuous no-tillers.

Soil Becoming Overlooked Resource

February 26, 2010 | Posted in Soil Health

Soils in the Corn Belt are among the world’s most productive, but they are degrading at a rate that will affect productivity unless we reverse the trend.

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If You're Running A Fluffing Harrow, NRCS Maintains You're Not Really No-Tilling

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management

If you ran a fluffing harrow over some of your ground last spring just before planting, you may be surprised to learn that the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) no longer considers those fields to be no-tilled.

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If You’re Running A Fluffing Harrow, NRCS Maintains You’re Not Really No-Tilling

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2009

Study Requested For Cap-And-Trade Effects

October 19, 2009

Source: AgWeek

North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has commissioned a broad-based study of the possible economic consequences to the state’s farmers if a national carbon cap-and-trade policy is implemented as part of the climate change legislation now working its way through Congress.

Carbon Trading Pays For Alberta Farmers

October 19, 2009 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: The Calgary Herald

Greg Appleyard steals a few minutes out of a whirlwind day to receive a special delivery with a much sweeter smell — a check for about $100,000.

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Uncertainty, Weak Economy Plague Carbon Credit Prices

October 1, 2009 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

No-tillers enrolled in carbon credit programs that reward them for reducing greenhouse gas emissions are finding the market for their credits has shrunk amid the recession and uncertainty about climate legislation being crafted by Congress.

Do Whatever It Takes

After analyzing production costs, weather expectations and anticipated supply and demand for nine crops, four family members determine each year’s cropping mix.

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 1, 2009 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Few no-till operations keep more detailed accounting records than the Wittman family farm at Culdesac, Idaho.

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Farmer Sees 7% No-Till Corn Yield Bump with 20-Inch Rows

On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, longtime no-tiller Jim Leverich explains why 20-inch corn rows are paying off big time on his Sparta, Wis., farm.

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