In partnership with NRCS, this Wisconsin demonstration farm incorporates no-till, cover crops, interseeding and water monitoring to achieve conservation goals and keep natural resources sustainable for future generations.
These Canadians growers tossed aside cold-weather, growing-season excuses and are interseeding diverse crops and covers to boost revenue and reduce financial risk.
Taking the "long view" of farming comes more naturally to some growers than it does for others. But for Brian Gunderson it may come more naturally because his farm in Waterford, Wis., has been in the family for 170 years.
Several years ago, a trip with friends to look at greenhouses led Loran Steinlage to a Mennonite farm. It was there that he started looking at his farming practices a little differently.
Jon Stevens is a no-till and strip-till farmer in Rock Creek, Minn. In this video he talks about his first no-till experiences with equipment changes, planting strategies, weed control measures, trial-and- error and overcoming challenges.
Jon Stevens is a no-till and strip-till farmer in Rock Creek, Minn. A shortened growing season in 2018 led to experiments with interseeding cover crops, using clovers, ryegrass, vetch and oats. In this video he talks about how he originally got into no-tilling.
Greg Roth, a professor at Penn State University, explains how interseeding is a system designed to
help establish cover crops in areas where cover crop establishment is not that feasible because of a
late harvest and short season.
New from HFL Fabricating is its TP800S series toolbar, designed for multiple uses including interseeding, sidedressing, strip tilling and seed drilling. Models are available in widths from 10 to 40 feet.
Daniel H. Smith, regional agronomist from the University of Wisconsin’s Nutrient and Pest Program, discusses modifying a no-till drill to interseed cover crops.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, Brian and Darren Hefty, fourth-generation farmers and hosts of Ag PhD, share tips for treating tar spot in corn.
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