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No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] Revisiting Dwayne Beck on Crop Rotations Part 2

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, we’re revisiting a presentation by no-till stalwart presenter Dwayne Beck.

By Brian O'Connor and Frank Lessiter posted on May 19, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, we’re revisiting a presentation by no-till stalwart presenter Dwayne Beck.

No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] Revisiting Dwayne Beck on Crop Rotations Part 1

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, we’re revisiting a presentation by no-till stalwart presenter Dwayne Beck.

By Brian O'Connor and Frank Lessiter posted on May 6, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, we’re revisiting a presentation by no-till stalwart presenter Dwayne Beck.

Syngenta Forecasts Top Insect Threats in 2018, Offers Tips

July 18, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Syngenta

Knowing key pests is just the first step; developing an insect-management strategy for crops based on scouting, use of crop rotation and field history are critical next steps that enable you to choose the right product for the job.

No-Tilling Tames Slopes, Makes Tough Soils Productive

Tim Weiser accesses highly erodible, sloping acres with no-till that would have otherwise been unfarmable with tillage — realizing cost savings in the process.

By Ian Gronau posted on September 16, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health, Water Management

Tim Weiser accesses highly erodible, sloping acres with no-till that would have otherwise been unfarmable with tillage — realizing cost savings in the process.

Strip-Till Helps 22,000-Acre Farm Run More Efficiently

Reduced tillage passes, timely planting and erosion control are big strip-till benefits for Watts Brothers Farms as it grows vegetables to keep food packaging and production plants running.

By Dan Zinkland posted on November 1, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Jermey Tuttle knows all about the benefits that strip-tillers in the Corn Belt cite about the practice, ranging from saving fuel and reducing erosion to precision placement of fertilizer.

USDA Clarifies Cover Crop Rules For FSA’s ACRE Program

No-tillers can now seed cover crops and still be eligible for ACRE payments, but more changes are expected with the pending Farm Bill.

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

In the “Frank Comments” column (Page 6) in the May issue of No-Till Farmer’s Conservation Tillage Guide, we outlined major cover crop concerns with current government payment and crop insurance regulations.

Roller-Crimper Can Aid No-Till Vegetable System

July 6, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Residue Management

Source: By Rick Boydston and Marty Williams, USDA

Cover crop roller-crimpers have several advantages over mowing, in that fewer trips are required to suppress the cover crop, less energy is used, residues persist longer and the residue is neatly laid in one direction, facilitating planting.

No-Till Leads To Higher Profits, Better Soil Health For Kentucky Grower

April 17, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health

Source: NRCS Grower Profile

Daviess County, Kentucky, farmer Myrel Trunnell, and son Kevin, farm approximately 1,200 acres in Utica, Kentucky.

Weeds Make Themselves Scarce When Calcium Enters The Picture

Applying calcium to balance soil nutrient levels and manage weeds allows no-tillers to reduce herbicide rates, cut fertilizer costs and increase profitability.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on October 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Got weeds? Calcium may be part of the solution as it has been for Oldham, S.D., no-tiller Ron Kaufman.

Six Ways To Improve Soil Health

June 10, 2010 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: By Vern Grubinger, University of Vermont Extension vegetable and berry specialist

No-tillers can learn how to improve the health of their soils with the help of the newly revised book "Building Soil For Better Health," written by two prominent soil scientists.

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[Podcast] Revisiting Dwayne Beck on Crop Rotations Part 2

[Podcast] Revisiting Dwayne Beck on Crop Rotations Part 1

Syngenta Forecasts Top Insect Threats in 2018, Offers Tips

No-Tilling Tames Slopes, Makes Tough Soils Productive

Strip-Till Helps 22,000-Acre Farm Run More Efficiently

USDA Clarifies Cover Crop Rules For FSA’s ACRE Program

Roller-Crimper Can Aid No-Till Vegetable System

No-Till Leads To Higher Profits, Better Soil Health For Kentucky Grower

Weeds Make Themselves Scarce When Calcium Enters The Picture

Six Ways To Improve Soil Health

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