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No-Till Grows Beyond The Borders

Controlled traffic, cover crops and continuous no-till are boosting yields and profitability in South America, Australia and elsewhere as worldwide no-till acres near 300 million.

By John Dobberstein posted on November 1, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Crop Protection

To gauge the world’s supply of arable farming acres, an agricultural expert once compared Earth to the size of an apple, cut into 32 slices. The number of acres suitable for food production represents only one slice, and the apple’s skin represents the world’s supply of topsoil.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Courage To Change Spells Success For No-Tiller

Drainage, proper pH, efficient nutrient use and a top-performing planter top Roger Wenning’s checklist for building a successful no-till and strip-till operation.

By Roger Wenning and Martha Mintz posted on September 1, 2011 | Posted in Water Management

Water has long been my chief adversary in farming. All of my acres have some roll to them and several areas on the farm are classified as highly erodible.

Bio Strip-Till: Best of Both Worlds

Using cover crops with strip-tillage helps growers improve the crop-row environment, build soil organic matter and protect fields from erosion.

By Dan Zinkland posted on August 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture

There’s a new hybrid practice growers are taking advantage of that marries the benefits of cover crops with those of strip-till.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Planning And Research Necessary For No-Till Success

Soaking up information from every possible source keeps Jim Hershey on a successful and productive no-till path.

By Jim Hershey and Martha Mintz posted on August 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

You can’t farm by the seat of your pants anymore. It takes a business plan and research to get maximum yields and profits.

No-Till Builds Soils For Iowa Grower

July 7, 2011 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

Source: Agri-News, Minnesota/Iowa, By Heather Thorstensen

Terry Elsberndbegan using no-till practices on his corn-soybean rotation to save labor and conserve soil and he recently began using no-till in a corn-on-corn rotation.

Cereal Rye Helps No-Tiller Prevent Damaging Gullies

Cover crops can elevate no-till systems to the next level by protecting soil resources.

By Mark Parker posted on July 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

Continuous no-till can go a long way toward keeping soil where it’s supposed to be, but a monster rainstorm falling on soybean residue can still result in ephemeral gullies.

Perennial Prairies Could Boost Sustainable Ag

June 29, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

Source: Leopold Center For Sustainable Agriculture

Perennial prairie strips can help improve ecosystem health on Midwest farms without compromising the benefits of agriculture, according to a multi-year project led by researchers at Iowa State University.

No-Till Savings No Longer ‘Chicken Feed’

Due to a tremendous increase in the price of diesel fuel, actual fuel-cost savings for no-tilling have shot up 606% in the past 15 years.

June 1, 2011

Treat the savings in fuel consumption per acre by switching to less tillage alone and you’ve definitely got a substantial savings.

No-Till’s Measuring Stick

Cover crops, stacked rotations and soil cover of 60% or more after seeding are among the pillars of quality, continuous no-till, Rolf Derpsch says.

By John Dobberstein posted on June 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

No-till may be practiced on more agricultural acres in the U.S. than any other country in the world. But South American no-till consultant Rolf Derpsch believes growers here shouldn’t be satisfied.

Erosion Sweeping Away Soil In Corn Belt States

April 15, 2011 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: By Craig Cox, Andrew Hug and Nils Bruzelius, Environmental Working Group

In a special report, the Environmental Working Group says that across wide swaths of Iowa and other Corn Belt states, the rich, dark soil that made this region the nation’s breadbasket is being swept away at rates many times higher than official estimates.

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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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