Scott Day seemed not to notice the pun in his words as his three-ton Chevy truck rumbled past field after unseeded field in which standing water mirrored the sky.
Over the past 27 years, we've heard several times from Washington politicians that it's once again time to clean up the nation's waterways and water supplies. In fact, it happened again a few weeks ago when President Clinton issued orders to reduce costly water pollution.
Heavy, springtime rain showers are all too common in Paul Thieschafer’s opinion. The Council Bluffs, Iowa, no-tiller knows only too well what havoc these rain clouds can bring to a timely planting schedule.
On droughty soils in the southeastern region of the country, agronomists are suggesting a continuous double-crop no-till rotation. Many growers plant small grain followed by soybeans and then rotate to corn or cotton the following year.
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On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, No-Till Farmer’s Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick, showcases how he’s taking conservation ag to the next level in Vincennes, Ind., with ponds, solar panels, duck hunting and more.
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