Soil Test Leads To Cover Crop Dabbling
A Missouri no-tiller’s quest to ward off a developing compaction layer could help many other growers take advantage of cover-crop benefits.
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Martha Mintz
Since 2011, Martha has authored the highly popular “What I’ve Learned About No-Till” series that has appeared in every issue of No-Till Farmer since August of 2002.
Growing up on a cattle ranch in southeastern Montana, Martha is a talented ag writer and photographer who lives with her family in Billings, Montana.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling
One Size Doesn't Fit All Farms - Or Even One
Whether it's fertility, rotation, tilliage or inputs, each acre on Donn Branton's farm gets what is needed in any given year.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling
No-Till Brings Challenges Surprises and New Options
Fewer field passes means this California no-tiller and dairyman can raise three forage crops per year.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling
No-Tilled To Save Time, But Quickly Saw Soil Benefits
Western North Dakota farmer integrates cattle, dryland corn and multiple cover-crop species to build a productive no-till system.
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No-Tillers Finding New Ways To ‘Cover Up’
High-clearance seeding machines, injection with slurry highlight strategies popping up for cover-crop establishment.
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25 Tips To Get Drills, Planters In Tip-Top Working Order
No-tillers, equipment experts share their annual drill and planter maintenance checklists that are must-dos for successful stands.
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‘Get With The System’ To Push Corn, Soybean Yields
The right soil tests, inputs, equipment and even water help an Iowa no-tiller hit yield potentials
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Number-Crunching No-Tiller Makes Management Strategies Pay
Producing seed, renting combines and growing nitrogen all pencil out for these Montana no-till farming partners.
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Vertical Tillage: A Gateway Tool To, Or Away, From Conservation?
A growing number of no-tillers are using vertical tillage to overcome challenges in their fields, while maintaining residue on the surface.
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New, Recycled Cover Crops Showing Plenty of Potential
Add more diversity and numerous soil-building benefits to no-till with these up-and-coming options.
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