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Managing to Measure: Supporting Strip-Till Success with Analytical Evidence

Dr. Jerry Hatfield, former USDA plant physiologist and Wayne Fredericks, Osage, Iowa, strip-tiller to share on-farm results and advice on how incremental improvements in farm management will bolster soil health at the 2021 National Strip-Tillage Conference.
March 18, 2021 | Posted in Precision Agriculture
Farmers collect data and make operational changes throughout the course of their farming career. But how much of a correlation is there between the analysis and actual application of in-field information to improve on-farm decision-making?
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[Podcast] Pushing Yields with Fertility and Drainage with Harold Reetz

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer "Influencers & Innovators" podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., Frank Lessiter talks with retired agronomy consultant Harold Reetz about his approach to fertilizer management, including the 4Rs — right source, right rate, right place and right time — as well as other practices that underscore success in a no-till system.
By Julia Gerlach posted on March 17, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management, Soil Health
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer "Influencers & Innovators" podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., Frank Lessiter talks with retired agronomy consultant Harold Reetz about his approach to fertilizer management, including the 4Rs — right source, right rate, right place and right time — as well as other practices that underscore success in a no-till system.
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[Podcast] Solving Farm Management Problems with Alternative Forages

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter, we’re joined by Brendon Blank, an independent certified forage specialist who works for Byron Seeds. Based in Ixonia, Wisconsin, Brendon helps farmers solve management problems by designing cropping systems that make better use of the land and human capital while focusing on diversity, enhancing animal health, and improving the soil.
By Julia Gerlach posted on March 12, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter, we’re joined by Brendon Blank, an independent certified forage specialist who works for Byron Seeds. Based in Ixonia, Wisconsin, Brendon helps farmers solve management problems by designing cropping systems that make better use of the land and human capital while focusing on diversity, enhancing animal health, and improving the soil.
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Small Farms Make Big Impact

By Julia Gerlach posted on March 12, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
While average cropping acres for no-tillers is a useful benchmark to compare year to year, as usual, the “devil is in the detail” when it comes to truly understanding the typical no-till operation.
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No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] Narrow-Row No-Till with Allen Berry

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer "Influencers & Innovators" podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., Frank Lessiter talks with Nauvoo, Illinois, no-tiller Allen Berry about the various configurations he’s tried, why he’s currently planting 20-inch non-GMO corn, his thoughts on whether or not no-tillers need coulters, and much more.
By Julia Gerlach posted on March 4, 2021 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Equipment
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer "Influencers & Innovators" podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., Frank Lessiter talks with Nauvoo, Illinois, no-tiller Allen Berry about the various configurations he’s tried, why he’s currently planting 20-inch non-GMO corn, his thoughts on whether or not no-tillers need coulters, and much more.
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