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Save On Nitrogen Costs

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2011

Saving time and saving dollars are the major reasons cover crops have worked so well in no-till rotations for many Virginia growers.

Roller-Crimper Can Aid No-Till Vegetable System

July 6, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Residue Management

Source: By Rick Boydston and Marty Williams, USDA

Cover crop roller-crimpers have several advantages over mowing, in that fewer trips are required to suppress the cover crop, less energy is used, residues persist longer and the residue is neatly laid in one direction, facilitating planting.

Growing Cover Crop Seed As A New Farm Enterprise

May 4, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: By Paul Gross, MSU Extension, Michigan State University

Increased demand for cover crop seed can be an opportunity for farmers looking to diversify their farming enterprises.

Multifaceted Cover Crops Reward No-Tiller

Virginia “never-tiller” Paul Davis sees a faster increase in soil organic matter, a reduction in applied nitrogen and improved yields from cover crops.

By Dan Zinkland posted on August 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

Paul Davis finds it easy to explain why cover crops make sense for no-tilling corn, wheat, soybeans and pumpkins on the family farm near New Kent, Va.

Keep Yields From Cooling Off

Cover crops can offset the major causes of yield drag in fields making the transition to no-till and improve the soil biology of fields lacking crop and residue diversity

By Martha Ostendorf posted on May 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

If you had to scavenge for food from Thanksgiving to Easter, chances are you wouldn’t be very productive and may not survive. The same is true of soil microbes.

Failed Aerial Seeding Of Cover Crops Reported

October 9, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Reports are coming in from no-till farmers who cannot find seedlings in fields that received aerial application of cover crop seeds in late summer.

No-Till The Perfect Tool For Small Acreage

Cover crops, waste sludge, gypsum and pelletized lime helping Michigan farmer increase yields and improve profitability.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on March 1, 2009 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Larry Bonnell is living proof that no-till is the ideal tool for small-acreage farmers.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

30 Years Of Cover Crops Anchor No-Till System

Sharp increases in organic matter and vasity reduced fertilizer cost are just a couple of the benefits that David Brandt has realized on his Ohio farm.

By David Brandt and Ron Ross posted on December 1, 2008 | Posted in Cover Crops

When I planted my first cover crop — cereal rye — in 1978 to control erosion on poorly drained, hilly clay soils, I had no idea what the full ramifications of that decision would be. Since then, cover crops have become the anchor of a diverse crop rotation in our continuous no-till system.

Failing A Requirement For North Dakota No-Tiller

Constant change, integration and diversification not only saved Gabe Brown’s farm, but also helped it thrive in tough conditions.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on October 1, 2008 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

For North Dakota no-tiller Gabe Brown, failure isn’t an option — it’s a requirement. That’s because Brown believes constant change drives an ever-improving system.

Grow Your Own Fertilizer

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2008 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Dave Brandt likes to no-till cover crops as quickly as possible after wheat harvest. Besides producing valuable nutrients, the Carroll, Ohio, no-tiller credits cover crops with reducing compaction and improving water infiltration.

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Farmer Shares Formula for Better No-Till Corn Emergence

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, longtime no-tiller Ross Bishop shares some of the keys to achieving even corn emergence with no-till.

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Date: 05/06/25

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