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Strip-Till Conversion Mellows Tough U.K. Soils

Turning to a modified strip-till setup that includes cover crops, Alex Shutes is saving time and money and seeing improved soil conditions with little or no yield drag.
August 17, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Residue Management
A few years ago as circumstances changed on his farm, Alex Shutes faced the task of raising several spring and winter crops in a tillage-intensive system as a one-man operation. It seemed like a daunting task.
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‘Soil Livestock’ Open the Tap to Increasing No-Till Production

Healthier microbial communities are key for no-tillers to utilize large pools of untapped nutrients underground and increase production without hiking input costs.
By John Dobberstein posted on November 18, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health
NUTRIENT-BASED yield theories have served agriculture for more than 150 years, but the problem, some soil scientists say, is those models were created without any concept of soil biology.
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What are you currently doing, or have you done, to help break down residue more effectively ahead of no-tilling spring crops?

October 28, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Residue Management, Soil Health
“In 20-inch rows I added narrow-profile Yetter SharkTooth row cleaners this year and next year I plan to add Precision Planting’s CleanSweep technology to the row cleaners to adjust them on the go and not move as much soil and more of just the residue.
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Saved Sediment, Covers, Worms Bring No-Till ‘Gold’ to the Surface

Dwight Clary says seeding covers have revved up his Ohio farm by suppressing weeds, taking up nutrients and building organic matter.
By Laura Barrera posted on July 29, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management
An interest in conservation hit Dwight Clary early in life. When he was 13 years old, one of his 4H projects won a County Conservation Award. The prize? A week at Conservation Camp. That was when he learned about a new practice called “no-till.”
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[Podcast] Enabling No-Till Yields to Increase with Earthworms and Drainage

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome retired USDA-ARS soil researcher Doral Kemper to share how no-tillers can increase their soil’s water table with earthworms.
May 25, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome retired USDA-ARS soil researcher Doral Kemper to share how no-tillers can increase their soil’s water table with earthworms.
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