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Winter Wheat, Field Peas Looking Like Profitable Partners

By Mark Watson posted on July 27, 2016 | Posted in Water Management

A no-till who replaced summerfallow with field peas has nearly doubled water-use efficiency in winter wheat without a yield reduction.

No-Till, Less Fallow May Be Cooling Plains and Canada, Researcher Says

April 15, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management

Source: Montana State University

A Montana State University researcher says no-till practices and a trend toward removal of fallowed acres may be contributing to cooling in the northern Plains that contradicts the so-called global warming trend.

From the Desk of John Dobberstein

Rules for No-Till, Cover Crop Success

By John Dobberstein posted on January 13, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

When it comes to rejuvenating worn fields and pastures in the southern Plains, there were plenty of ideas shared among the nearly 200 people attending the Southern Soil Health Conference this week in Ardmore, Okla.

Swapping Fallow for Covers Boosts No-Till, Dryland Margins

John Heermann is using cover-crop mixes and a diverse, flexible crop rotation to eliminate summerfallow and improve the bottom line.

By John Dobberstein posted on October 26, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

A few years ago, John Heermann sat down to do his annual budgeting ahead of the next cropping season and sensed a problem was brewing.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Covers, Continuous Cropping Advance No-Till Game

Dan Buerkle finds benefits of a continuous cropping system have ramped up soil health and made weed control more economical and effective.

By Dan Buerkle and Martha Mintz posted on May 18, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Leaving fields in fallow, and heavily tilling to keep them that way, is a deeply ingrained tradition in the often-parched southeastern corner of Montana, where I farm with my wife of 41 years, Lana.

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