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Strip-Till, No-Till & Cover Crops in Spotlight at National Strip-Tillage Conference

Insights from 600-plus bushel corn crop, cover crop benefits & no-till origin stories among highlights of 11th annual event

By Noah Newman posted on September 4, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Strip-Till Farming

The 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference delivered strip-till, no-till and conservation ag insights to over 350 attendees Aug. 7-9 in Madison, Wis.

No-Till Harvest Outlook: Mild Fall, Cold December Could Be On Tap

By Noah Newman posted on September 4, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management

It will be a mild fall overall for much of the U.S., with plenty of dry stretches for harvest, especially in the southern half of the country, according to BAM Weather meteorologist Bret Walts.

Faith & Responsibility Motivate Longtime Iowa No-Tiller

By Jason Johnson posted on August 23, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: NRCS Iowa

After a four-inch rain in May 2008, Ray Gaesser began to ponder other ways to protect his soil and crop residue.

Can I Decay Crop Residue While Starting Fall Cover Crops? [Webinar]

August 22, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management

At first thought, it may seem that crop residue decay could hamper seed germination and new crop growth. However, residue decay and new seedling germination are driven by biological activity in the soil. Both processes can be managed to profitably break down residue while starting fall-seeded cover crops.

Drone Seeding Cover Crops into Standing Soybeans

Pennsylvania Soybean Board funded trial exploring how broadcast seeding into standing soybeans performs compared to post-harvest drill seeding.

By Heidi Reed posted on August 12, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: PennState Extension

One way to get cover crops established sooner is broadcast-seeding covers into standing soybeans prior to harvest.

Use Cover Crops to Tackle Palmer Amaranth

The timing of termination is crucial for producers trying to control challenging weeds by planting into a rye cover crop.

By Elizabeth Hodges posted on August 7, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Farm Progress

With Palmer amaranth becoming more herbicide-resistant, producers are pushing to find new ways to control it, such as using a rye cover crop to suppress it.

Going All In with Regenerative Ag

What David Rourke is doing with regenerative agriculture on his 6,000-acre western Canadian no-till grain operation appears very extensive to many farmers

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 26, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Canadian no-tiller David Rourke is trying not to use herbicides or tillage, and he is even thinking about eliminating using fossil fuels from his farming operation.

Maiden See & Spray Voyage Delivers 87% Savings on Some No-Till Fields

No-tiller says spot-sprayer system’s ROI was significant on corn fields, but jury’s still out on soybean fields

By Noah Newman posted on July 18, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

Eagle, Wis., no-tiller Tyler Troiola’s first experience with the John Deere See & Spray Premium retrofit kit is in the books, and overall, the system made a good first impression.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Tillers Make Decisions Based on ROI, Not Yield

Operation progresses to cover crops, grazing as newest generation builds on family farm's conservation commitment

By Martha Mintz posted on July 17, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Mr. No-Till is what one farm magazine called my grandfather, Stanley, in a 1991 article. He got our Cedar Hill, Mo., operation started in the practice at the urging of his father in the early ’80s.

Frankly Speaking

If We Want to Boost Cover-Cropped Acres, More Growers Need to Shift to No-Till

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 3, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Lots of folks are saying we need to dramatically expand our cover crop acreage in an effort to improve soil health. But if this is going to happen over the next few years, the most effective way depends on many more farmers switching to no-tillage.

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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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