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Microscopic Management Puts No-Tillers on Path to Profitability

Field-level input controls and an interseeding focus South Dakota no-tillers seeking continual improvement.
By Julia Gerlach posted on September 1, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Soil Health
Alex Frasier and his dad, Jayme, may be the ideal father-son farming duo. Alex, an independent agronomist who also farms when he’s not working his day job, provides know-how on fertility, seeding practices and crop protection.
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What I’ve Learned from No-Tilling

Soaking Up Regenerative Ag Knowledge Builds Stable Foundation

Having returned to farming after a career in construction, Chris Schmidt was open to every idea his son brought home from college.
By Martha Mintz posted on August 31, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health
I’m not afraid to listen to my kid. My dad, Dale, was a little more skeptical, but then again, skeptical is understandable — especially when it was his living that was on the line when my son, Brad, and I wanted to do a little experimenting
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Reddick Farms Goes All in on No-Till and Cover Crops in Kentucky

Father-son duo takes leap of faith after eye-opening experience at National No-Tillage Conference.
By Noah Newman posted on August 30, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health
No-till is nothing new for the Reddick family. Brad Reddick remembers growing up on the 1,800-acre farm in Bardwell, Ky., watching his father no-till the rolling grounds and conventionally till the creek bottom grounds over 50 years ago.
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Top 10 Lessons about Soil Fertility

Doug Miller, vice president of Midwest Bio-Tech, discusses 10 lessons he has learned about the interaction of soil fertility and microbial activity over 40 years.
By Emily Schultz posted on August 11, 2022 | Posted in Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health
Certain lessons about microbiology can only be learned under unusual conditions, says Doug Miller. The vice president of Midwest Bio-Tech, founded in 1981, shared some of these lessons, learned over the past 4 decades, in a recent webinar hosted on www.No-TillFarmer.com.
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No-Till’s Best Innovators and Legends Share Their Failures and Successes

No-till experts provide valuable insight during special Q&A session at the National No-Tillage Conference.
By Noah Newman posted on August 10, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health
The No-Till Innovators program has recognized more than 100 farmers, businesses and organizations who have made a major impact on the growth of no-till over the years. Five members of the distinguished group shared the ups and downs from their journey during a panel discussion at the 2022 National No-Tillage Conference in Louisville, Ky.
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Ideas Abound at 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference

The 9th annual event highlighted new strategies to improve yields, manage nutrients, alleviate compaction and more.
By Michaela Paukner posted on August 10, 2022 | Posted in Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health
From practical advice on alleviating compaction to conflicting views on soil health to a former NASA engineer’s new yield-boosting technology, the 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference sent attendees home with many new ideas to try on their operations — and a lot to talk about at the coffee shop.
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