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What’s Ahead for No-Till?

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 18, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Residue Management, Precision Agriculture

A few weeks ago, I asked Dan Towery for his best guess as to what the no-till acreage might be as we approach the end of this decade.

No-Till Benefits Add Up to Dollars and ‘Sense’

The Willis family has seen double-digit yield increases, healthier soils and reduced erosion after 30-plus years of no-tilling and covers.

By John Dobberstein posted on October 28, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Soil Health

Every farm faces at least some challenges adopting no-till practices. But when it comes to sticking with the practice, Ron Willis’ feelings on the matter are pretty clear.

Thinking Ahead on Slug Management

June 29, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Residue Management

Source: Penn State University Extension

While slugs are fresh in our minds it may be beneficial to discuss some longer-term slug-management options that might help decrease future slug challenges, say experts at Penn State University Extension.

9 Growers Spill Their Secrets for Planting into Cover Crops

From tall, living covers to a heavy surface residue, no-tillers share how they adjust their planters and spring programs to work with cover crops.

By Laura Barrera posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment

Crop prices may be down, but that isn’t stopping no-tillers from using cover crops. In fact, more no-tillers are seeding them than ever before — No-Till Farmer’s 2016 No-Till Operational Benchmark Study found a record 77% of survey respondents seeded covers last year (see page 42), making 2016 the fifth consecutive year where the number increased.

Soil Health Focus Leads to Evolving No-Till System

Despite his location, Doug Rogers has tackled no-till, twin rows, cover crops, controlled traffic and efficient fertility practices in an effort to leave his Ontario farm in better shape.

By Laura Barrera posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment

Doug Rogers believes the toughest challenge growers have to overcome to make no-till a success lies not out in the field, but between the ears.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Balancing Nutrients Restores Soils While Raising No-Till Yields

Cover cropping every acre, along with several applications of nitrogen and manure, allow Steve Berger to protect his land and raise healthy crops.

By Steve Berger and Martha Mintz posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Location, location, location. That’s honestly one of the reasons I’ve been successful in no-till over the years. I’m not talking about the land, though — it’s the people I’ve been fortunate enough to be surrounded by.

Cover Crops Offer Bright Future for Weed Control, Further Conservation

Illinois grower Randy Chapman hopes cover crops will help him move from strip-till to 100% no-till while cleaning up herbicide-resistant weeds.

By Laura Barrera posted on January 14, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Strip-Till Farming

When Randy Chapman started farming with his father, he knew they weren’t going to have the help they needed for labor. He also didn’t like the erosion he witnessed from tillage and realized they had to do something different.

Leaving the Comfort Zone for a Greener No-Till Future

Allen Below’s 7,000-acre farm in southeastern Missouri is undergoing a rapid transformation with the help of no-till practices, aggressive cover crop adoption and elimination of tillage.

By John Dobberstein posted on December 17, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Water Management

For the last few years, Allen Below has been working on a learning curve, but he’s moving toward a day where he’s reduced or eliminated irrigation, restored his farm’s soils and is enjoying a better balance sheet.

Committing to Cover Crops Brings Added Benefits to No-Till

After seeing the changes cover crops made to one farm, the Eberhard family is going all in to take out weeds and secure and produce nutrients.

By Laura Barrera posted on July 30, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

Fifteen years ago, Lynn Eberhard began farming a field that was in bad shape. The ground was hard and the yields were poor. So he decided to seed cover crops, which he had been using on and off since the early 1990s, on that farm every year.

Precise Nutrient, Cover Crop Use Cleans Up Chesapeake

Trey Hill shares what he’s learned from trying to reduce nitrogen leaching, managing inputs and battling slugs on his 10,000 no-till acres.

By Ian Gronau posted on July 30, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Although Trey Hill has been farming around 10,000 acres in Rock Hall, Md., his whole life, he’s quick to mention that he’s more a student than a teacher. It’s this instinct that leads him to perpetually tweak his nitrogen (N) management and cover-crop program, forever in search of more conservative and efficient techniques for the fourth generation family-run Harborview Farms.

Articles Tagged with ''planting green''

What’s Ahead for No-Till?

No-Till Benefits Add Up to Dollars and ‘Sense’

Thinking Ahead on Slug Management

9 Growers Spill Their Secrets for Planting into Cover Crops

Soil Health Focus Leads to Evolving No-Till System

Balancing Nutrients Restores Soils While Raising No-Till Yields

Cover Crops Offer Bright Future for Weed Control, Further Conservation

Leaving the Comfort Zone for a Greener No-Till Future

Committing to Cover Crops Brings Added Benefits to No-Till

Precise Nutrient, Cover Crop Use Cleans Up Chesapeake

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