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No-Till, Cover Crops Lead to Honors for 4 Conservation-Minded Soybean Growers

No-till & cover crops lead to fewer trips while reducing compaction, improving soil health, reducing costs, saving huge amounts of fuel & slashing labor needs

By Frank Lessiter posted on May 6, 2024

Taking a “deep-dive” into the farm operations of the four U.S. regional winners of the 2024 Conservation Legacy Award program, it was interesting to see the strong emphasis placed on no-till and cover crops.

4 No-Tillers Recognized with 2023 Regional Conservation Legacy Awards

March 13, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health, Water Management

The award winners will be recognized at the annual ASA Awards Celebration event during Commodity Classic on March 10, 2023. During the celebration, one of the regional winners will be announced as the national winner.

Cutting Expenses with No-Till Grain, Vegetables

Cory Atkins is experimenting with no-till, cover crops and precision technology on a variety of crops for higher profits and efficiency.

By Ian Gronau posted on October 29, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Crop Protection

Cory Atkins is a rare example of a young, first generation commercial farmer in an aging and family-centric industry. Although he grew up on a hobby farm with a roadside market and was tutored by an uncle who farms, he has taken it upon himself to obtain a production agriculture degree and expand the acres under his management.

American Soybean Association Announces Regional Winners of 2015 Conservation Legacy Awards

January 26, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The American Soybean Association is pleased to announce Steve Berger of Wellman, Iowa, Mike Starkey of Brownsburg, Ind., and Jimmy Thomas of Timberlake, N.C., as regional winners of the 2015 Conservation Legacy Awards.

Rulon Enterprises Wins Conservation Legacy Award

March 5, 2012

A no-till farming operation, Rulon Enterprises, recently received the Conservation Legacy award at the American Soybean Association awards banquet at the Commodity Classic in Nashville, Tenn.

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