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No-Tilling Shows Profits In Southwest Wisconsin Study

August 30, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Water Management

Source: Farmers for Sustainable Food

Data was collected and analyzed from 15 farmers for the 2019-2021 crop years to demonstrate the impact of conservation on soil and water quality. Four of the farms also participated in an assessment of how the practices affect financials.

USDA to Spend $1 Billion for Climate Funding, Including No-Till

By Brian O'Connor posted on February 7, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Projects must focus on the on-farm, on-ranch or forest production of commodities and show reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission or carbon sequestration as a benefit. The project description specifically mentions cover crops, no-till and low-till among the projects favored for selection, but indicates they won’t be enough by themselves.

No-Tillers Lead National Corn Yield Contest

By Brian O'Connor posted on December 17, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

No-till irrigated corn growers set the pace among nine categories used to judge the contest, conducted by the National Corn Growers Association.

Census of Agriculture

No-Till, Cover Crop Acres Continue Upward Trend

Growers are moving away from intensive tillage in favor of no-till, min-till and cover crops, the Census of Ag Shows

By John Dobberstein posted on July 10, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

While the growth of no-till remains fairly steady across the U.S., a substantial movement away from intensive tillage is occurring among farmers, according to data from the 2017 Census of Agriculture analyzed by No-Till Farmer.

7th Annual Benchmark Study

High Yields Help No-Tillers Stay in the Black

Even as grain prices continued their slide, 8 in 10 no-tillers had a profitable 2014, and most plan to keep investing.

By John Dobberstein posted on April 17, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Even though commodity prices have fallen from historic highs, it hasn’t stopped U.S. no-tillers from innovating and staying profitable.

Frankly Speaking

More Continuous Corn Coming

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

While rising commodity prices may have led to recent changes in this spring’s cropping plans, a No-Till Farmer survey of growers last fall supported a significant increase in continuous corn acres this year.

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