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LOCOMOS Boosts Irrigation Returns with AI-Driven Monitors

Researchers are evaluating a low-cost monitoring system in Michigan that shows potential to help irrigators make better water-scheduling decisions

By Dan Crummett posted on December 23, 2024 | Posted in Equipment

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to cause consternation from those who worry about “robots taking over” to lawmakers in Congress who grapple with what, if any, regulation is needed for the technology.

Mentor Puts Employment on the Line for ‘Rookie’ Writer

‘This student’s article runs or I’m quitting ...’

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 18, 2024

This column features an early-day mentor of mine who went out of his way to put his job on the line for me, a student journalist at the time.

Is No-Till Vs. Water Quality a Worry?

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 25, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

Serious concerns over phosphorus (P) runoff continues to be a worry that could hold back future growth of no-till.

Press Release

Field to Market Announces Appointment of Carrie Vollmer-Sanders as President

August 27, 2024

The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture® announced Aug. 27, 2024, that Carrie Vollmer-Sanders has been named the organization’s new President.

No-Tiller Testifies to Congress on How Climate Change Impacts the Farm

Jeanie Igl, fourth-generation Michigan farmer, said she hopes the new Agricultural Climate Resiliency Program will provide several years of climate research to combat the emerging issues her farm is experiencing.

By Jack Falinski posted on June 19, 2024

Source: Michigan State University

During her testimony to the Michigan House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development and Natural Resources, Jeanie Igl, a fourth-generation farmer based in Ingham County, Mich., detailed how climate change has impacted her family’s farm.

All the Bt Corn Traits Available to No-Tillers in 2024

By Chris DiFonzo posted on February 22, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Texas A&M University & Michigan State University

A helpful list of trait packages to make it easier to understand seed guides, sales materials and bag tags.

Best of the Web

No-Till Highlights: May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023

No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. The Best of the Web series is brought to you by NACHURS.

Ray Kinsella Had Bigger Problems Than Hearing Voices

No-Till Farmer’s Mike Lessiter shares recent observations on the Field of Dreams site in Dyersville, Iowa.

By Mike Lessiter posted on July 7, 2022

Next month, the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds will “emerge from the cornstalks” in Dyersville, Iowa for Major League Baseball’s now-annual “Field of Dreams” game.

New MSU Research Explores Growing Biofuel Crops on Marginal Land

March 21, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Newly published Michigan State University research details how switchgrass, a biofuel crop, can mitigate effects of climate change when grown on marginal land — agricultural land of little value. For farmers, it may also provide a chance to see economic returns in these otherwise unproductive spaces.

Frankly Speaking

For More Than Three Decades, No-Till Yields Increased Year-After-Year When Compared to Yields from Tilled Ground in a Corn, Soybean and Wheat Rotation

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 22, 2020 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Along with enjoying numerous environmental benefits, veteran no-tillers for many years have cashed in on no-till’s additional profitability as a result of labor savings and reduced equipment costs.

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Ponds, Panels, Pollinators: No-Till Innovator Takes Conservation to Next Level

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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