Articles Tagged with ''regenerative farming''

No-Tiller Russell Hedrick Receives Carolinas Leopold Conservation Award

September 16, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Carolinas Leopold Conservation Award

With a winning entry of 459.91 bushels per acre, Russell Hedrick shattered the dryland corn yield record in 2022. Not bad for someone who began farming 10 years prior on tight red clay with a propensity for erosion.

No-Tiller Leverages Relay Cropping to Cut Inputs By 50%

Farmer’s novel approach turns rain and sunshine into profitable yields.

By Mike Wilson posted on August 3, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

Source: Farm Progress

You realize you’re in for something unusual the moment you arrive at Jason Mauck’s farm in Indiana.

Soil Health

Constant Soil Testing Reduces No-Tiller’s Annual Costs By $164,000

Russell Hedrick, the current dryland corn yield world record holder, relies on regenerative practices & meticulous management to guide nutrient decisions

By Julienne Isaacs posted on August 31, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

At JRH Grain Farms, Russell Hedrick’s operation in the foothills of Hickory, N.C., soil testing is a critical component of day-to-day operations.

No-Till Highlights: Nov. 17, 2022

November 17, 2022

No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. “No-Till Farmer's Best of the Web" is brought to you by TOTAL ACRE.

Survey: Less than 20% of Consumers Have Heard of No-Till

By Brian O'Connor posted on March 4, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Strip-Till Farming

The survey also broke down respondents by various demographics. College-educated consumers were the most likely to report they had heard of no-till farming at 23%. About 24% of surveyed male consumers said they were aware of no-till farming, as opposed to just 14% of women.

New Research Shows Regenerative Practices Increase Nutrient Density in Food

February 9, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: PeerJ

New research led by David Montgomery suggests that regenerative farming practices increase the density of many crop nutrients, particularly micronutrients and phytochemicals relevant to plant health and chronic disease prevention in humans.

Farm Study: Regenerative Ag Practices Increase Profits, Improve Soil Health

April 21, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: Soil Health Academy

Dave Brandt's farm-to-farm comparison reveals higher profits and healthier soils on farm using no-till and cover crops.

FROM THE DESK OF CLAY POPE

Regen Farming Tools Go Beyond Just Keeping Carbon

By Clay Pope posted on February 10, 2021

Regenerative farming practices can do a lot more for no-tillers than just sequester carbon in the soil, says Clay Pope.

[Podcast] Jonathan Lundgren on Evaluating Regenerative Farming Practices

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter, we’re sharing a conversation with entomologist Jonathan Lundgren about a new research paper he’s written that discusses a methodology he developed for evaluating regenerative farming practices.

By Julia Gerlach posted on January 28, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

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Sustainable Agriculture Summit Shines Light on No-Till, Strip Till & Cover Crops

During the Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Minneapolis, Minn., Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, the president of Field to Market who also farms in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio, shared why it is important for no-tillers and strip-tillers to share their knowledge with other farmers.

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