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No-tilling, Cover Crops Help Tame Troublesome Soils

Abused, heavy clay soils are now almost fluffy and far more productive thanks to careful management focused on improvement.

By Angela "Annie" Dee and Martha Mintz posted on January 8, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management

We went from farming white sugar sand to farming the heaviest of clay soils when my family moved our farming operation from Florida to Alabama in 1989. To say the move made farming a bit different would be a drastic understatement.

What Caught Your Eye in 2018?

These summaries show the most-viewed content for 2018 on the No-Till Farmer website, revealing the hunger no-tillers and strip-tillers have for more information and insights into cutting-edge agricultural practices and equipment.

By Julia Gerlach posted on January 1, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health

With the ringing in of the New Year, the editors of No-Till Farmer took the opportunity to look back on 2018 to see what content grabbed the attention of digital readers.

Case Studies Show Financial Benefits of Precision Ag, No-Till and Cover Crops

By John Dobberstein posted on December 30, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Critics of proven conservation practices like no-till, strip-till or cover crop seeding often complain there’s no evidence of material benefits to a farmer’s bottom line — that the only thing that matters is yield.

How Embracing Soil Biology Leads to Better No-Till Profitability

Ray Archuleta explains why soil biology is so important to crop production and how utilizing soil life more aggressively can boost no-till performance.

By Laura Barrera posted on December 28, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Ray Archuleta has more hope for the soils affected by the 1985 Chernobyl nuclear power-plant explosion than he does for most agricultural fields in the U.S.

Cover Crops and Companion Crop Options for Wheat Growers in the Pacific Northwest

December 27, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Soil Health

Source: Washington State University Extension

Wheat growers in eastern Washington may be interested a new Washington State University Extension technical bulletin that covers cover cropping and companion cropping for the Inland Northwest.

Crop Insurance Confusion with Cover Crops May Fade Away

By John Dobberstein posted on December 27, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Read on to learn about changes ushered in by the recently approved Farm Bill that should make cover crops a more attractive conservation tool for no-tillers.

Dealing with Low Soil pH in the PNW: to Lime or Not Lime

December 26, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health

Source: Washington State University Extension

Researchers at Washington State University Extension weigh in on the need and economic realities of liming soils in the northwestern U.S. as pH levels continue to drop and affect crop health.

What is the Value of Soybean Residue?

December 26, 2018 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

With a large amount of soybean residue being baled in the state this year, this article answers the specific questions University of Nebraska Extension has been receiving about why this baling is happening and the value of soybean residue.

From the Desk of John Dobberstein

Ignore the Naysayers: No-Tilled Cotton Pays Off

By John Dobberstein posted on December 13, 2018 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

No-till cotton adoption in the Great Plains isn’t anything to write home about. But two no-tillers in Oklahoma and Texas are making the practice work while many of their neighbors are zeroing out the crop.

‘I’m Not Going to Turn Another Clod’

December 12, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Soil used to pile up ‘like flour’ when his family tilled, but these days Gary Hula’s no-tilled soil is healthier, full of worm holes and keeping nutrients where they belong — in his fields.

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No-tilling, Cover Crops Help Tame Troublesome Soils

What Caught Your Eye in 2018?

Case Studies Show Financial Benefits of Precision Ag, No-Till and Cover Crops

How Embracing Soil Biology Leads to Better No-Till Profitability

Cover Crops and Companion Crop Options for Wheat Growers in the Pacific Northwest

Crop Insurance Confusion with Cover Crops May Fade Away

Dealing with Low Soil pH in the PNW: to Lime or Not Lime

What is the Value of Soybean Residue?

Ignore the Naysayers: No-Tilled Cotton Pays Off

‘I’m Not Going to Turn Another Clod’

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