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Train a Farmer, Feed a Nation

Retired professor, soil health scientist Warren Dick and his organization are building an agricultural university and training center to help fight food insecurity in Ethiopia.
By Noah Newman posted on July 14, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health
Warren Dick was studying chemistry at Wheaton College (Ill.), with plans to become a medical doctor, when he had a life-changing epiphany.
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‘Going Nuclear’ on Soil Erosion Losses in Uganda

By John Dobberstein posted on May 3, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management
The livelihoods of millions of Uganda citizens is rooted in the highlands — the mountainous or elevated regions of the East African country. These regions play a significant role in agriculture, which is the main source of income for many Ugandans, including for 70% of working women. These regions are also recognized as one of the key hotspots where land degradation, due to soil erosion, is rampant. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.
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Filling the Intercropping Info Gap

Intercropping formula promises food security in Sahel Africa
November 15, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management
Source: American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science Society of America, Crop Science Society of America
Sometimes, growing two crops simultaneously on the same piece of land — called intercropping — can benefit farmers. But it needs careful planning and resource management.
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All Farmers Boost Global Food Security

August 13, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
African farmers and American producers have different motivations and face unique challenges, but they are crucial to global food security and negatively affected by misinformation and innuendo that shape the current debates on how to feed the future.
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Cover Crops Could Replace Applied Nitrogen

May 30, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops
Cover crops incorporated into a continuous no-till field crop rotation can produce enough nitrogen to complement, or in some cases, replace corn nitrogen fertilizer applications, according to long-term Ohio State University Extension research.
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Howard G. Buffett, No-Tiller & Philanthropist, Shares ‘Role of No-Till in Feeding the World’ at 2010 National No-Tillage Conference in Des Moines

No-Till Conference History Made in 2010 with Unforgettable Banquet Speech
By Howard G. Buffett posted on January 15, 2010 | Posted in Precision Agriculture
At the time of his presentation to the 2010 National No-Tillage Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, Howard G. Buffett (son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett) had been no-tilling since 1992 on 16,000 acres in Illinois and Nebraska as well as another 6,000-plus acres in South Africa.
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