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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Rapid Management Changes Prioritize No-Till, Soil Health

Farm's “re-diversification” includes going entirely no-till, adding wheat, focusing on soil health & adopting cover crops

By Martha Mintz posted on May 28, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Soil Health

I’m not the patient type. My brother Grant has more patience, but he’s not slow to act. If a farming practice makes sense to him, he’s game to implement it.

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What’s the Nutrient Value of Corn, Soybean & Wheat Residue?

Holganix’s president of agriculture says microbes are necessary to unlock nutrients available in crop residue

By Michaela Paukner posted on March 12, 2024 | Posted in Residue Management

Dave Stark, Holganix’s president of agriculture, says microbes are necessary to unlock nutrients available in crop residue.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Equipment Changes, Cover Crops Prepare Soggy Soils for No-Tilling

Skip-generation farmer not afraid to try new methods & learn from failures

By Martha Mintz posted on January 26, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Soil Health

I admit, the first few years that I no-till drilled my crops, it sometimes felt like I was stuck with no-till as opposed to sticking with it.

Can Post-Harvest Corn Residue Improve Soil Health?

By Cassidy Million posted on August 26, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: SeedWorld

There are few crops as frustrating after harvest as corn. The stalk residue can pop tires, delay spring warm-up, increase NPK availability, and get in the way of spring planting. You may end up asking yourself, “How can I better manage my corn stalks after harvest?”

Cotton Growers Turn to No-Till, Regenerative Practices to Improve Soil Health

March 16, 2023

Source: U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol

Bob Walker, a no-tiller from Tennessee, and Sledge Taylor, a no-tiller from Mississippi, discuss the practices they are implementing to continuously improve soil health and the impacts they are seeing.

Confound Pests with Compound Rotations

Longtime no-till educator and practitioner Dwayne Beck urges growers to adopt a diverse mix of rotational crops to fight pests, reduce inputs and boost profits.

By Dan Crummett posted on July 14, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health

Jousting with Mother Nature usually isn’t successful over the long-haul, but with nimble footwork and hit-and-run rotation tactics, astute no-tillers can keep the old dame off balance long enough to boost their productivity and reduce their inputs.

3 Ways Cover Crops Improve Soil Health

By Michaela Paukner posted on March 31, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

From the depths of a soil pit, it’s clear how cover crops and no-tillage benefit overall soil health. Michael Patin, a district conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Jamie Patton, senior outreach specialist of nutrient and pest management at the University of Wisconsin, share how cover crops can improve your soil health.

FROM THE DESK OF CLAY POPE

Regen Farming Tools Go Beyond Just Keeping Carbon

By Clay Pope posted on February 10, 2021

Regenerative farming practices can do a lot more for no-tillers than just sequester carbon in the soil, says Clay Pope.

[Video] No-Tilling...Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with Frank Lessiter

March 9, 2020 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

In a presentation to the Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil and Healthy Water, Frank Lessiter shares stories about the past, present and future of no-till farming, including some of the crazy contraptions that got no-till started, obstacles that threatened the viability of the movement, global successes and challenges and more.

Mixing Grasses and Legumes Can Benefit Hot, Dry Soils

March 4, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: Science Societies

In a new study, researchers from New Mexico State University and the USDA show that cover crops can increase soil health in semi-arid regions.

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