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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Do More With Less!

With direct seeding, three men handle 4,000 acres.

By John Aeschliman and Ron Ross posted on October 1, 2002

When I was a kid, I knew it was spring when the mud roared off our highly erodible hills, across the roads and flowed through our farm yard.

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Bt Won’t Hurt Earthworms

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health

Since soil creatures definitely have a positive impact on soil quality, no-tillers normally do all they can to manage their soils in ways to protect and nurture these valuable creatures.

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Plugging Problems, Field Fires Mulled Over By No-Tillers

Check out www.no-tillfarmer.com for the latest on these debates and other no-till concerns.

By Michael Austin posted on May 1, 2002 | Posted in Equipment

No-Tillers were active this month solving problems dealing with plugging, burned fields and much more.

Managing No-Till’s Own Livestock

Rely on earthworms to increase soil nutrients, drainage and yields in no-till.

By Jordanna Smida posted on November 1, 2001 | Posted in Soil Health

When you think of livestock, most likely you picture herds of cattle or hogs. But, not if you're Bob Neidigh of Bremen, Ind.

Boost Your No-Till Soil Quality

Despite water and air quality concerns, soil quality is more beneficial with no-till.

By Katherine Meitner posted on February 1, 2001 | Posted in Soil Health

Even if you don't know all the details, you need good soil health and quality if you want to preserve your land and get good yields.

Tackling Tricky Soils

Understanding how soils work isn't an easy task. Here's the nitty gritty.

By Katherine Meitner posted on September 1, 2000 | Posted in Soil Health

As no-tillers, you don’t need anyone to tell you that no-tilling is the best thing you can do to ensure your soils are protected and are helping the environment.

Be Kind To No-Till’s Underground Allies

Researchers share tips on how to keep earthworms working for you.

June 1, 2000 | Posted in Soil Health

An acre's worth of earthworms can equal the weight of more than 20 hired men. Earthworms are small but productive, eat for free and work all night long in your no-till fields.

No-Tillers Anonymous

From carbon emissions to earthworm excretions, no-tillers are sharing ideas to protect the environment and their bottom line.

By Susan K. Davis posted on February 1, 2000 | Posted in Soil Health

In his former career as a lawyer, Doug Luebke was attending a Supreme Court hearing in Pierre, S.D., when he stumbled into a no-till club conference in the same hotel.

Justified Cultivation

Adapting tried-and-true no-till to include field cultivation ahead of planting soybeans helped Brent Arp’s earthworm populations rebound.

By Julie Orchard posted on September 1, 1998 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

It's logical that no-till fields would have more earthworms because tillage isn’t breaking apart their homes. What’s illogical is how after 20 years of no-tillage, Brent Arp saw a sudden decline in earthworm populations.

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