During the March 29, 2024, episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick mentions that a flood took out a “Pacers cup” worth of soil where he had forgotten to flip the switch to spread cover crop seed while combining.
While over 600 worldwide food companies have promised to reduce emissions and invest in regenerative ag, few have coughed up the dollars to fund corporate sustainability programs.
Assuming a no-tiller isn’t doing any of the following PFR Proven takeaways, Beck’s research points to the potential for an average $240.26 per acre return on investment by implementing these 4 strategies.
In the months leading up to the 2018 National No-Tillage Conference in Louisville, Ky., I made arrangements with Howard and Steve Martin, the father-son duo behind Martin Industries, to sit with me for a video interview.
Mt. Pulaski, Ill., no-tiller Jeff Martin stars in the season 3 premiere of ADM’s ongoing Faces of Food film series, which goes live on National Ag Day.
Veteran no-tiller Guy Swanson wants to see more conservation educators with an extensive background in no-till without interference from the American Climate Corps, a new initiative that trains young people to assist agriculture organizations with outreach activities.
"No-till PRO reflects a new stage in the development of agriculture, where farmers are moving from basic no-till to a higher level of professionalism that contributes to both the preservation and active restoration of soil fertility," says Ukrainian farmer Mykhaylo Draganchuk in this No-Till Farmer guest blog.
"The reason we have not been able to seriously address water quality is because we primarily focus our efforts on treating the symptoms of poor water quality rather than addressing the underlying cause of the problem," Brian Dougherty says.
There’s a certain allure to buying equipment directly from the manufacturer, but as two recent news stories show — the grass isn’t always greener when bypassing the dealer.
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Franck Groeneweg, who no-tills a variety of crops on more than 12,000 acres near Three Forks, Mont., shares how his massive Johnson-Su bioreactor system allows him to apply compost extract in furrow during planting season.
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