No-tiller and fifth-generation farmer Monte Bottens re-introduced cattle to his 2,500-acre operation in 2017 after seeing veteran no-tiller Gabe Brown’s National No-Tillage Conference presentation.
It is becoming increasingly evident that we endanger our capacity to feed the world by over-assigning feed crops to prime farmland. The priority for this heritage is to grow crops for human edible food, while maintaining or improving soil health and overall ecological integrity.
Based on the principles of building healthy soil, regenerative ag aims to not only sustain farm productivity but to actually work with nature to regenerate the soil, increase biodiversity and enhance the farming ecosystem.
Roscoe, S.D., no-tiller Dennis Hoyle talks about his efforts to raise soil organic matter levels on his cow/calf operation, which sells grass-fed beef. Dennis notes where he has livestock grazing soil organic matter is 5% or more, while his grain-only farms are at 3-3.5%.
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No-Till Innovator Marion Calmer checks in from his Alpha, Ill., farm with a preview of his 2025 National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC) presentation. The 4-time NNTC presenter of the year will go through his 40-year journey of replicated studies on nitrogen rates.
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