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Shake Up Your No-Till Operation with New Rotations, Non-GMOs

By Laura Barrera posted on February 27, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Here are some additional information and tips from Williamsport, Ind., grower Rick Clark for promoting a more diversified no-till system through utilizing different rotations and adding non-GMO crops.

No-Till Switch Brings New Opportunities for Rancher

Quitting tillage and seeding cover crops in multiple seasons is helping Andy Popp improve the health of cows and calves and ramp up soil health without missing family time.

By John Dobberstein posted on April 12, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Quitting tillage and seeding cover crops in multiple seasons is helping Andy Popp improve the health of cows and calves and ramp up soil health without missing family time.

A 'Better Way' Breathes New Life into Soil

By Ron Nichols posted on August 10, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: NRCS

Two years into a soil health management system, Texas no-tiller Zack Yanta is seeing improvements above and below ground.

Video: No-Till Sparks Drive for Better Soil Health

August 11, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Davie Stephens of Wingo, Ky., talks about how no-till has prevented erosion and built soil tilth and health over the past few decades. Stephens' father started no-till in the late 1970s, and after Stephens joined him in 1988, they went to 100% no-till in the early 1990s. Stephens also explains how no-till drove them to adopting cover crops so they could continue building soil health and preventing soil erosion.

Focus on Conservation Fuels Low-Cost Production, Long-Term No-Till Future

Contour farming, no-till, cover crops and a sustainable farming cycle are allowing Wisconsin No-TIller Jack Herricks and his family to remain profitable and viable for future generations to come.

By Laura Barrera posted on January 9, 2015 | Posted in Equipment

When Jack Herricks was 12 years old, his neighbor told him something about the importance of conservation that would stick with him through his whole life.

Kentucky Grower: No-Till Is A Paradigm Change

April 5, 2011 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: NRCS grower profiles

Hardin County Kentucky farmer Bob Wade Jr. has always been a good conservation steward of the land. He says, “my dad was conservation minded and he passed those values on to me.”

Ohio Field Day Yields Tips To Enhance No-Till

No-tillers can use liquid manure and cover crops to improve their soil structure and yields if they follow some simple guidelines, experts say.

By Dan Zinkland posted on December 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

No tillers have many cover-crop options that can improve soil tilth, warm up temperatures at planting time, manage pest problems and much more, according to experts who spoke to about 100 no-tillers attending the Ohio No-Till Council’s field day earlier this fall.

No-Till Tradition, Passion For Change Fuel Miller Farms

Wisconsin no-tillers make use of cover crops, gypsum, winter wheat and precision ag to enhance soil biology and bump up no-till yields.

By Dan Zinkland posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Five years ago, Nick and Luke Miller returned to Miller Farms near Oconomowoc, Wis., bringing with them a passion for change that works well with the no-till tradition their father, Bob, began 16 years ago.

Cover Crops Make Long-Term No-Till Perform Even Better

Iowa no-tiller drills cereal rye as soon as possible after harvesting corn and soybeans for maximum growth and better soil structure

By Dan Zinkland posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health

Long before cover crops became a hot topic among farmers, Wellman, Iowa, no-tiller Dennis Berger drilled cereal rye in the fall of 1978. Then in the spring of 1979, he used paraquat to kill the rye before no-tilling corn

No-Till Fits With Grower’s Goals

With wheat in his rotation and the last-resort use of a rotary harrow, Bill Rohloff is leaving his farmland in better shape than he found it.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on September 1, 2009 | Posted in Equipment

When he was just a kid, there was a moment that likely shaped Bill Rohloff’s desire to no-till every acre possible.

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