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Farming is Changing: Are You in the Driver’s Seat?

Farmers can address many of the “reasons to change” their operation by parking the plow & adopting a conservation agriculture system with no-till & cover crops

By Randall Reeder posted on October 29, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Has your farm operation changed in the last 50 years? If you are young, ask an older relative or neighbor.

Use No-Till Post-Derecho for Better Results Next Year

September 14, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: NRCS

Using no-till on weather-damaged crops will improve soil health and reduce volunteer corn for next year, says NRCS.

No-Till Increases Crop Yields, Environmental Gains Over Long Haul

May 20, 2020 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management

Source: Michigan State University

Despite the environmental benefits of no-till agriculture, farmers often hesitate to change to this management approach due to uncertain economic returns. Newly-released results from long-term research at Michigan State University says no-till practices provide consistent benefits over conventional agriculture methods.

Tillage Limits Early-Season Phosphorus

May 1, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management, Water Management

Source: Grainews

Tillage may get you in the field faster, but it also disrupts mycorrhizae fungi networks, which relay nutrients and compounds to plants, says Grainews.

Add Small Grains and Pasture to Your Rotation to Boost Soil Health

December 15, 2016 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Purdue University

Soils that rated the highest on the Soil Management Assessment Framework were in land converted to perennial grasses, a Purdue and USDA study found.

No-Till Out-Yields Tillage in Tough Conditions

Two long-term tillage studies in Indiana and Illinois prove no-till can yield as well as tillage and perform even better in periods of drought or heat stress.

By Laura Barrera posted on November 19, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

More than 70 years ago, Ed Faulkner wrote on the opening page of his book, Plowman’s Folly, that, “no one has ever advanced a scientific reason for plowing.”

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Why This No-Till Innovator Keeps Coming Back to the No-Till Conference

In this video, Vincennes, Ind., no-tiller Ray McCormick checks in from his farm to explain why he’s excited to attend the 2025 National No-Tillage Conference, Jan. 7-10 in Louisville, Ky.

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