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Train a Farmer, Feed a Nation

Retired professor, soil health scientist Warren Dick and his organization are building an agricultural university and training center to help fight food insecurity in Ethiopia.
By Noah Newman posted on July 14, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health
Warren Dick was studying chemistry at Wheaton College (Ill.), with plans to become a medical doctor, when he had a life-changing epiphany.
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Confound Pests with Compound Rotations

Longtime no-till educator and practitioner Dwayne Beck urges growers to adopt a diverse mix of rotational crops to fight pests, reduce inputs and boost profits.
By Dan Crummett posted on July 14, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health
Jousting with Mother Nature usually isn’t successful over the long-haul, but with nimble footwork and hit-and-run rotation tactics, astute no-tillers can keep the old dame off balance long enough to boost their productivity and reduce their inputs.
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A Trifecta of Tools to Improve Soil and Water Quality

Davenport, Iowa’s, Robb Ewoldt implements innovative conservation practices to boost his bottom line while improving the environment.
By Noah Newman posted on July 13, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Soil Health
Robb Ewoldt, along with his wife, Jennifer, and teenage sons, Alex and Isaac, grows corn and soybeans in eastern Iowa, just three miles north of the Mississippi River. He farms 2,000 acres with a main goal always in mind.
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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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