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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Precision Planter Tech, Cover Crops Set Stage for Perfect No-Till Corn Stand

After major soil health improvements from a tailored cover crop mix & natural inputs, a new planter is this no-tiller’s final step in mastering crop production
By Martha Mintz posted on August 31, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting
I’ve been putting together a crop production puzzle for the last 20 years. Each piece has been carefully whittled into the perfect shape to fit my specific circumstances in Laurel, Del.
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What I’ve Learned From No-Tilling

No-Tilling & Cover Cropping Every Acre Every Year

No-tiller retires early from farming, thanks to time & cost savings from conservation practices, and finds enjoyable second career teaching others about the methods.
By Martha Mintz posted on May 23, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health
Retiring from farming isn’t always voluntary. Sometimes you’ve got to keep farming because you’re not profitable enough.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Daily Data Analysis Keeps Nutrients, Water in Place

Using real-time data from soil moisture probes, this no-tiller reduced fertilizer application by 30% in corn & eliminated the need for 250 million gallons of applied water annually.
By Martha Mintz and Brooks Garland posted on April 25, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Water Management
If sieve was a soil type, it would well describe the farmland acres I manage in North Florida.
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What I’ve Learned from No-Tilling

‘Startup’ No-Tiller Applies Tried & True Farming Know-How to New Operation

A young grower started his own operation strong by leasing long-term no-till acres & gleaning critical knowledge from past employers.
By Martha Mintz and Andrew Bernzott posted on January 28, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management
My time spent as a farmhand provided many learning and advancement opportunities — including starting my own farm in Connersville, Ind., which stitched together the one-generation gap in my family’s farming heritage.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Efficiency, Diversification & Bold Cropping Strategies Put New No-Tillers Ahead

Jacob & Cassandra Kubik of Walker, Iowa, build on early no-till efficiencies & profits with relay cropping, innovative cover cropping practices & sheep.
By Martha Mintz posted on January 3, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management
Starting a farm from scratch using no-till, EQIP and CSP programs proved the best and easiest path to production for my wife, Cassandra, and me.
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What I’ve Learned from No-Tilling

Cover Crops Pay Big Time In A Drought

Born into no-till, Willis Jepson of Orlinda, Tenn., added cover crops to a legacy of building resilient soils that helped crops fare better against drought.
By Martha Mintz posted on November 2, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops
I’ve been no-tilling 45 years. That’s also my age. No-till is all I’ve ever known as my dad and grandfather were early adopters of the practice.
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