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Faith & Responsibility Motivate Longtime Iowa No-Tiller

By Jason Johnson posted on August 23, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: NRCS Iowa

After a four-inch rain in May 2008, Ray Gaesser began to ponder other ways to protect his soil and crop residue.

Strip-Till

Strip-Till Corn Yields 9 Bushels Higher Than No-Till Average in Dry Year

Steady yields & increased cover crop usage among key takeaways from 11th annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study

By Noah Newman posted on July 9, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Strip-Till Farming

Strip-Till Farmer’s 11th annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study, with responses from 215 strip-tillers across the U.S., shows that strip-till yields didn’t take much of a dip in 2023, despite much of the country experiencing dry or drought conditions.

Soil Compaction Symptoms, Causes, Correction & Prevention

By Jerry Grigar posted on April 29, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: USDA

Soil compaction is the increase in bulk density and decrease in soil porosity caused by heavy loads when too wet. It decreases water infiltration, increases runoff and restricts root growth.

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Cosby: NRCS Has Financial & Technical Assistance for No-Tillers

By Terry Cosby posted on April 22, 2024 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, a historic amount of funding is available to America’s farmers and ranchers for climate-smart practices like no-till.

Climate Corps or Peace Corps: Let No-tillers' Hard Work Shine

Conservation educators should come from within the no-till community rather than from young people without first-hand experience

By Guy Swanson posted on March 4, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

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 Innovator Awards

No-Till Innovators Passionate about Sharing Soil-Saving Practices

Indiana’s Mike Starkey, roller crimper inventor Jeff Moyer, Case IH dealer H&R Agri-Power & nonprofit Conservation Technology Information Center named 2023 No-Till Innovators

December 27, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Humble is the word that comes to mind when describing the newest class of No-Till Innovator Award recipients. Fueled by passion rather than fame, the two people and two organizations honored with the title of 2023 No-Till Innovator have spent decades forwarding the practice of no-till.

Best of the Web

No-Till Highlights: Nov. 23, 2023

November 23, 2023

No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. The Best of the Web series is brought to you by Purple Cow Organics.

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No-Till Highlights: June 29, 2023

June 29, 2023

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Could No-Till, Covers Have Avoided Dust Tragedy?

By Frank Lessiter posted on May 16, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

While many no-tillers don’t want to come down hard on growers still using excessive tillage, some of our readers maintain the May 1 dust storm tragedy in central Illinois could have been prevented.

NRCS Ready to Move Climate-Smart Cost Share Dollars

By Clay Pope posted on March 2, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: Southern Plains Perspective

In case you missed it last week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is making available cost-share funds to help farmers and ranchers implement climate-smart agriculture practices in their operations through the implementation of the over $19 billion that was appropriated to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.

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