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No-Till Farming’s Barrier-Breaker

By Mike Lessiter posted on February 15, 2023
Last Saturday morning, while working on the April No-Till Farmer installment in the YOUR NO-TILL HISTORY series, I came across yet another very personal story about Kentucky’s Harry M. Young Jr. and Shirley Phillips, and how their efforts saved a farm — and an entire ag economy The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.
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Darwin’s ‘Lowly Earthworm’ Gets Its Due

In time, farmers learned their ‘underground ally’ did the soil work & would become the no-tiller’s best friend.
By Mike Lessiter posted on January 30, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health
The quest for no-till history research of the last couple years turned up the still-accessible web musings of the late Ed Winkle of Ohio’s Hymark Consulting. One of his “essays” suggested that no-till’s vital “tool” — the earthworm — may not have been indigenous to the U.S. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.
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[Video] Triplett-Van Doren Plots Walk-Through by Dr. Deiss

January 7, 2023

Dr. Leonardo Deiss, Visiting Assistant Professor in Soil Fertility and Soil Health, School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, showcases  the Triplett-Van Doren No-Till Experimental Plots to explain how 60 years of no-till has affected soil health.


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Bill Richards on The Value of No-Tillage

By Mike Lessiter posted on January 7, 2023

Bill Richards, Ohio no-tiller, No-Till Farmer Legend and retired chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), remains frustrated that perfection-seeking scientists haven’t been able to put a dollar value on soils under no-till, nor the economic impact of the farmers. 


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Influencing World’s Understanding of No-Till

By Mike Lessiter posted on January 6, 2023

When asked of the global importance of the Ohio State University’s no-till research plots that marked 60 years in 2022, Warren Dick, retired Emeritus Professor of Soil Science at OSU, who had primary responsibility for the plots from 1980-2016, points to the scientific citations. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.


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