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Writing Is On the Wall

By John Dobberstein posted on November 25, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

The latest round of taxpayer funds aimed at the declining Ogallala Aquifer shows why no-tilling, cover crops, precision irrigation and prescription grazing will be extremely important tools for farmers in the years ahead.

Lessons From the No-Till Underground

Digging a soil pit can help no-tillers understand both the limiting factors of their soils, and what makes them tick, as they work to build soil health and higher yields.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 21, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

A SOIL PIT dug on no-tiller Alan Mindemann’s farm recently shed light on the role no-till practices play in increasing organic matter and making soils more productive. The pit was dug in mid-July on the long-time no-tiller’s farm near Apache, Okla., as more than 50 farmers attended a No-Till on the Plains Whirlwind Expo event.

Video: The First Years Of No-Tilling

February 11, 2015

Rural Radio Network’s Shalee Peters talks with NRCS state agronomist Candy Thomas about the ups and downs of implementing no-till practices in the first 5 years, and what to expect.

Dedication To Conservation Changes Soils, Pushes Yields

In the 11 years Mike Werling has been ‘never-tilling’ and using cover crops, organic matter levels climb, yellow clay soils turn blacker and yields steadily increase.

By Laura Barrera posted on August 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

One of the best compliments Mike Werling ever received was a couple of springs ago, when a scientist for the federal government examined a soil pit on one of Werling’s fields.

Farmer Unveils New Invention For The Seed Firmer Market

With an embedded stainless-steel fertilizer tube and replaceable wear plate, the Flo-Rite seed firmer promises better down pressure and less cost per row unit, says inventor Jeff Peter.

By John Dobberstein posted on July 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Debate has raged for many years about what seed firmer is the best product for improving no-till seed germination and stands.

No-Till Difference Makers Honored

The latest class of No-Till Innovators have strived to improve no-till practices and help farmers be better stewards of farmland.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 1, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

During the 20th National No-Tillage Conference, Syngenta and No-Till Farmer honored the 16th class of No-Till Innovators.

Conservation Award Winners Require No-Till On Rented Land

November 28, 2011

Conservationists of the Year are Judge Woodrow and Chuck Hatcher require farmers renting their land to utilize no-till practices.

Professor Says Lots Acres Tilled In No-Till State

August 15, 2011 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: By Nat Williams, AgriNews Online

The highly touted no-till farming era has mysteriously failed to materialize, according to University of Illinois agronomist Emerson Nafziger.

Interest In No-Till Increasing In Kansas

August 1, 2011 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Hillsboro (Kan.) Star-Journal

No-till farming has been increasing in popularity with Marion County farmers recently, said Grover DePriest, supervisory district conservationist for Natural Resource Conservation Service.

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