Gaining Critical No-Till Insights with Thermal Imaging
Frustrated with inaccurate soil maps and inadequate imagery, no-tillers Dan and Brian Sutton developed their own solutions for precision farming.
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No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators
[Podcast] Ray Rawson: The Father of Zone Tillage
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter talks with Ray Rawson about zone tillage, the Zone Builder, his ever-changing planter setups and some of the inventions Ray developed over the years.
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[Podcast] Understanding Nutrient Cycling and Soil Tests
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Mfg., we catch up with Ray Ward of Ward Laboratories, at the 2019 National No-Tillage Conference where he gets into the nitty-gritty on nutrients that are removed from a field during harvest or foraging.
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[Podcast] Building Resilience in Your No-Till Soils
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Midwest Bio-Tech, we're joined by Jamie Patton, a senior outreach specialist for the nutrient and pest management program for the University of Wisconsin who shares her insights on sequestering carbon in the soil and the impact microbes, fungi, and organic matter have on the soil biome.
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No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators
[Podcast] Guy Swanson and the Yielder Drill
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Calmer Corn Heads, No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter talks Guy Swanson, who, along with his father, Mort, developed the Yielder drill, nicknamed “Old Yeller” which helped producers in the Palouse area no-till crops on steep slopes.
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[Podcast] Combatting Compaction with No-Till and Cover Crops
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Midwest Bio-Tech, we're joined by former NRCS soil health specialist Jim Hoorman who explains how improving soil structure with no-till and cover crops can help alleviate compaction problems.
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No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators
[Podcast] The Tye Grain Drill and Narrow-Row Soybeans
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Calmer Corn Heads, No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter talks with John Tye, who was instrumental in creating the Tye grain drill that supported narrow-row soybean seeding.
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Planting Green Into Living Cover Crops Slashes Inputs
Boundless energy and savvy decision making guide the Morgan family’s green farming practices, reducing costs and labor and taming environmental stress.
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[Podcast] Farming Green with No-Tiller Rick Clark
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Midwest Bio-Tech, we listen in as Rick Clark explains how he’s avoided applying pesticides, fungicides, insecticides and even starter fertilizer for the past few years.
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