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Using Cover Crop Benefits As a Primer for Cold Cash

Shenandoah, Iowa, no-tiller Chris Teachout says cover crops are fortifying soils and boosting yields in his non-GMO, corn-soybean rotation.

By Julia Debes posted on March 14, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Chris Teachout compares his cover crop philosophy to taking a new gun out on a bear hunt: No hunter uses a new gun on the big hunt without practicing with it first to work out all the kinks.

From the Desk of John Dobberstein

More Possibilities for Cover Crops

By John Dobberstein posted on October 29, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Early termination, inclusion of legume species and a little patience might be what’s needed to make green manures and cover crops work in the drier areas of the U.S. without dinging yields and profits.

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Rising Up to the No-Till Challenge

Holding true to no-till practices when faced with production hiccups keeps Lyle Tabb creative and sharp in his crop production game.

August 21, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Farming in the Shenandoah Valley in West Virginia has its fair share of challenges. Bordered by the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and by the eastern front of the ridge-and-valley Appalachians to the west, the valley is beautiful, but rocky.

No-Tilling Helps Texas Farm Expand Rotation, Move On from Cotton

Despite blow-prone sandy soils and weather extremes, Marion, Joy, Matt and Pam Snell are proving no-tilling can work in dryland farming on the Texas Southern High Plains.

By Jim Steiert posted on June 24, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The Snell family knows all about wind erosion and sand-burned crops.

Making Cover Crops Work in a Cooler No-Till Climate

Iowa no-tiller Roger Harrington has seen his share of challenges with covers, but has found a combination that saves soil, adds nitrogen and reduces erosion and weed pressure.

By John Dobberstein posted on May 18, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management

Like many no-tillers, Roger Harrington likes seeding cover crops to improve organic matter, fix nitrogen (N) in the soil and reduce erosion, weed pressure and compaction.

New Conservation Program Merits A Closer Look

No-tillers more likely to earn contracts that provide funding to improve their no-till system

By Martha Ostendorf posted on June 1, 2010 | Posted in Water Management

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