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Daily Data Analysis Keeps Nutrients, Water in Place

Using real-time data from soil moisture probes, this no-tiller reduced fertilizer application by 30% in corn & eliminated the need for 250 million gallons of applied water annually.

By Martha Mintz and Brooks Garland posted on April 25, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Water Management

If sieve was a soil type, it would well describe the farmland acres I manage in North Florida.

Leaving the Comfort Zone for a Greener No-Till Future

Allen Below’s 7,000-acre farm in southeastern Missouri is undergoing a rapid transformation with the help of no-till practices, aggressive cover crop adoption and elimination of tillage.

By John Dobberstein posted on December 17, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Water Management

For the last few years, Allen Below has been working on a learning curve, but he’s moving toward a day where he’s reduced or eliminated irrigation, restored his farm’s soils and is enjoying a better balance sheet.

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On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, No-Till Farmer’s Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick, showcases how he’s taking conservation ag to the next level in Vincennes, Ind., with ponds, solar panels, duck hunting and more.

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