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Saved Sediment, Covers, Worms Bring No-Till ‘Gold’ to the Surface

Dwight Clary says seeding covers have revved up his Ohio farm by suppressing weeds, taking up nutrients and building organic matter.

By Laura Barrera posted on July 29, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

An interest in conservation hit Dwight Clary early in life. When he was 13 years old, one of his 4H projects won a County Conservation Award. The prize? A week at Conservation Camp. That was when he learned about a new practice called “no-till.”

WSJ: The Dirty Little Secrets Behind Earthworms

July 3, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management

Source: The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal weighs in on the benefits of no-till systems and the favorable environment created for earthworms.

Scientists Find Tillage Damages Earthworm Populations

June 5, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University College Dublin

University College Dublin reports that conventional tillage is severely damaging earthworm populations around the world, and the deeper the soil is disturbed, the more harmful it is to earthworms.

A 'Better Way' Breathes New Life into Soil

By Ron Nichols posted on August 10, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: NRCS

Two years into a soil health management system, Texas no-tiller Zack Yanta is seeing improvements above and below ground.

100% Cover Cropping Brings New Benefits to No-Till Farm

May 6, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops

Eric Eberhard of Eberhard Farms in Bellevue, Ohio, talks about the cover-crop program they’ve implemented on 100% of their no-till farm. He explains why they prefer to use Austrian winter peas before corn, the benefits of ‘planting green’ and terminating the cover later, and the changes they’ve seen in terms of water infiltration, yield and earthworm populations.

Using Cover Crop Benefits As a Primer for Cold Cash

Shenandoah, Iowa, no-tiller Chris Teachout says cover crops are fortifying soils and boosting yields in his non-GMO, corn-soybean rotation.

By Julia Debes posted on March 14, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Chris Teachout compares his cover crop philosophy to taking a new gun out on a bear hunt: No hunter uses a new gun on the big hunt without practicing with it first to work out all the kinks.

Decade of No-Till, Manure Slows Erosion, Boosts Soil Biology

With nearly 10 years of no-tilling under his belt, Wayne Brunsman is focused on using cover crops to take soil health and crop production on his Iowa farm to the next level.

By Laura Barrera posted on June 11, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Water Management

Some no-tillers ease into continuous no-till and transition their whole farm to the new system over a few years.

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