Cover Crops

Video: Working With Broadleaf Cover Crops

Leedey, Okla., no-tiller Jimmy Emmons talks about a field he seeded with a 9-way mix of broadleaf cover crops, with the theory a change in the carbon-nitrogen ratio would allow residue to cycle over more quickly.
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No-Till Notes

Power of Legumes, Part 4

Biological tests on Mark Watson’s Alliance, Neb., farm show legumes can bring some ‘pop’ to microbial biomass levels in no-tilled soils.
Recently, I visited about the results of the biological tests we ran on our winter-wheat stubble, which showed very low microbial activity.
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Banking Water, Fixing Soils Yield a No-Till ‘Green Up’

Rotational grazing, no-till practices and diverse cover crop mixes are the recipe to healthier soils for Leedey, Okla., no-tiller Jimmy Emmons.
When Jimmy Emmons talks about the major changes he’s making to his farm, he feels compelled to explain that his father and grandfather, “did the best they could do with the equipment they had.”
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NTF Innovator Award
No-Till Innovator Awards

Trailblazers Recognized for No-Till Adoption, Growth

The 20th Class of No-Till Innovators is being honored for their research, teaching and front-line, field-management practices that encouraged no-till adoption and advanced soil health principles.
Three individuals and one organization are being recognized as the 20th Class of No-Till Innovators for leading the adoption and advancement of no-till at the 24th annual National No-Tillage Conference.
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