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No-Till Highlights: April 10, 2025

By Mackane Vogel posted on April 10, 2025

No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web.

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How Microbes Enable Successful and Profitable No-Tilling [Webinar]

March 11, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Holganix President of Agriculture, Dr. David Stark, explores the critical impact of tillage on soil biology and its direct influence on farm profitability.

Biologicals and Biostimulants: The Effect on Nutrient Management [Product Demo]

January 22, 2025 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Join the editors of No-Till Farmer for a live product demo in which President and Founder of Cultivace, Wayne Sledge, will dive into the world of biostimulants and, in particular, biologicals.

2025 National No-Tillage Conference

Harry Young Jr. Memorial Lecture Series: Going Down the Wormhole of Soil Health

December 6, 2024

Jill Clapperton, a world-renowned soil biologist and rhizosphere ecologist, helps farmers better understand what lives — and must thrive — below the soil surface to regenerate and maintain healthy soil structure.

2025 National No-Tillage Conference

Unlocking the Powers of Your No-Tilled Soils

November 6, 2024

For more than 35 years, seasoned agronomist Brad Forkner has worked with diverse cropping systems, advising farmers on nutrient management selection, placement and soil analysis.

Your No-Till History

Decades of Research Data Illustrate No-Till Soil Health Advantages

Historical data from Southern Illinois University’s research plots reveals no-till makes soil chemically & biologically healthier while maintaining competitive yields

By Michaela Paukner posted on July 18, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health

In this month’s edition of Your No-Till History, we’re taking a look at 50 years of research data from the Belleville Research Center at Southern Illinois University, located in Belleville, Ill. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.

Does Switching to No-Till Actually Cause a Yield Drag?

By Amanda Kautz posted on November 2, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: FarmProgress

Is there a yield drag when switching to a no-till system? Or is that just an old wives’ tale?

Diverse Crop Rotation Improves Soil Biology

October 20, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: South Dakota Soil Health Coalition

Agricultural producers often base their land management decisions on the living things they can see above the ground – crops, livestock, forage, weeds, insects, wildlife, etc. However, new research is showing they should also consider life found in the soil.

How to Interpret Haney Soil Test Results

October 18, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

The Haney test is intended to select robust soil biological activity even if the overall percent organic matter isn’t great. But it’s an open question of what “enough” biological activity is, so interpreting tests like the Haney can be difficult.

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How to Reduce Your Fertilizer By Up To 70% While Increasing Yield [Webinar]

September 26, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Join David Miller, Director of Education at Advancing Eco Agriculture, as he describes how to manage soil biology to release the nutrients that are tied up in the soil mineral matrix and don’t show up on a conventional soil test.

Videos

What to Expect at 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference

The 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference takes place July 31-August 1 in Iowa City. In this video, past attendees and speakers share why they keep coming back! Head to StripTillConference.com to download the program and register for the 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference!

Events

Conservation in Action Tour 2025 -- Sioux Falls, S.D.

Date: 05/06/25

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From Sioux Falls, S.D. attendees will travel to innovative farms that showcase best practices in conservation agriculture, hear from inspiring speakers and experience behind-the-scenes industry stops that will make the 2025 planting season a memorable one.

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