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3rd annual Cover Crop Benchmark Study

Reducing Erosion, Improving Water Infiltration Push Cover Crop Adoption

Exclusive survey reveals cover cropping trends through 2022, including increasing acreage planted to covers, the top benefits farmers gain from covers and multiple methods for seeding them.
By Noah Newman posted on July 12, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health
Farmers across the nation participated in the 3rd annual Cover Crop Benchmark Study published by Cover Crop Strategies. The comprehensive survey featured 48 questions about topics including management practices, motivations and expenses in 2021 and plans for 2022.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No More ‘More-On’ Farming

Synthetics are out on this North Dakota farm. Stimulating the soil biome to produce hundreds of thousands of dollars of inputs is in.
By Martha Mintz posted on July 11, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health
Efficiency drove our shift to no-till in 1999. The practice meant less fuel, fewer tractor passes and reduced man hours. For all other aspects of our operation, though, it was more, more, more.
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No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] The Milan No-Till Field Day with Blake Brown

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Verdesian Life Sciences, we're joined by Blake Brown, director of the AgResearch and Education Center at Milan. The center, one of ten in Tennessee, shares a significant anniversary in the annals of No-Till history.
By Brian O'Connor and Frank Lessiter posted on July 8, 2022 | Posted in Equipment, Soil Health
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Verdesian Life Sciences, we're joined by Blake Brown, director of the AgResearch and Education Center at Milan. The center, one of ten in Tennessee, shares a significant anniversary in the annals of No-Till history.
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Manure Isn't What it Used to Be

July 6, 2022 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health
Source: University of Minnesota Extension

University of Minnesota Extension researchers say they're planning to launch a computer database to monitor manure nutrient values. Past values don't match the results in testing, which frequently contain more plant nutrients than past values indicate.


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[Podcast] Bespoke Fertility Recommendations With Parker Cohn

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Bio-Till Cover Crops, we're joined by Parker Cohn, the young soil services entrepreneur and operator of Performance Resources Management.
By Brian O'Connor posted on June 23, 2022 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Bio-Till Cover Crops, we're joined by Parker Cohn, the young soil services entrepreneur and operator of Performance Resources Management.
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