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Switching From Cows to Crops Brings Growth in No-Tilled Fields

Retiring the dairy operations freed these Michigan no-tillers to dig deeper into their cropping systems to maximize performance

November 22, 2024

After decades of mostly straight-forward no-till, now cover crops, strategic rotations and data-driven action are building success.

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[Video] No-Till Innovator Jim Hoorman Breaks Down Biologicals, Micronutrients & More

By Noah Newman posted on November 19, 2024

The 2025 National No-Tillage Conference takes place Jan. 7-10 in Louisville, Ky. Head to NoTillConference.com or more information and to reserve your spot!

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[Video] Proving ‘It Won’t Work Here’ Wrong with No-Till & Cover Crops

By Noah Newman posted on November 18, 2024

Jasper, Mo., no-tiller Mac Kincaid checks in with a preview of his upcoming 2025 National No-Tillage Conference presentations, “Regenerating Your Profits” and “Proving ‘It Won’t Work Here’ Wrong.”

Ray McCormick’s Conservation Buffer

By Mackane Vogel posted on November 16, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

Earlier this week we paid another visit to this year’s Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick in Vincennes, Ind., and one thing about Ray is that even when it’s the “off season,” he’s still thinking ahead for next season and doing what he can with cover crops.

Getting Fields Back in Shape: Tips for Dealing with Flooded Soils

Whether it’s the Carolinas, the Corn Belt or the Northeast, growers falling victim to late-season flooding have their work cut out for them to plan for spring recovery

By John Dobberstein posted on October 29, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

When catastrophic flooding occurs, the potential losses don’t just involve no-tilled crops, but the soil as well.

Frankly Speaking

Will Climate Change Halt Oats Winterkill?

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 16, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

If you’re seeding oats and expecting winter temperatures to terminate this cover crop before spring planting rolls around, you may want to rethink that decision.

The 7 Key Components of 300-Bushel No-Till Corn

Good soil structure & drainage are crucial to high yields, Fred Below says, while weather & fertility account for up to 180 bushels

By Ian Gronau posted on October 9, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

Like most agronomic researchers, Fred Below has spent his career chasing down the mix of in-field factors that create 300-bushel corn yields.

Short Corn Could Replace the Towering Cornfields Steamrolled by a Changing Climate

By Scott McFetridge posted on September 24, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: AP

The corn’s smaller stature and sturdier base enable it to withstand winds of up to 50 mph — researchers hover over fields with a helicopter to see how the plants handle the wind.

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-Till Research Journal

International No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops Research Journal – September 2024

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 11, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Strip-Till Farming

Each month, the conservation ag group at Cornell University offers an analysis of the latest scientific papers dealing with conservation agriculture research from around the world. For this on-going web series, our editors will be selecting several research papers from the Cornell list that will be of special interest to North American no-tillers, strip-tillers and cover croppers.

Articles Tagged with ''cover crops''

Switching From Cows to Crops Brings Growth in No-Tilled Fields

[Video] No-Till Innovator Jim Hoorman Breaks Down Biologicals, Micronutrients & More

[Video] Proving ‘It Won’t Work Here’ Wrong with No-Till & Cover Crops

Ray McCormick’s Conservation Buffer

Getting Fields Back in Shape: Tips for Dealing with Flooded Soils

Will Climate Change Halt Oats Winterkill?

The 7 Key Components of 300-Bushel No-Till Corn

Short Corn Could Replace the Towering Cornfields Steamrolled by a Changing Climate

No-Tiller Russell Hedrick Receives Carolinas Leopold Conservation Award

International No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops Research Journal – September 2024

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