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Garden Catalog Indicates The Worms In Your No-Till Fields May Be Worth Thousands

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2011 | Posted in Soil Health

While leafing through a Plow & Hearth catalog a few days ago, I spotted a unique product that made me think of the many benefits of no-tilling.

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Garden Catalog Pricing Indicates Thousands Of “Cheap” Worms In Your No-Till Fields May Be Worth An Astounding $59,900 Per Acre

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2011

While leafing through a Plow & Hearth catalog a few days ago, I spotted a unique product that made me think of the many benefits of no-tilling.

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No-Till’s Secret Weapon

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2003 | Posted in Soil Health

While it's not likely to be a paying proposition in your no-till fields, gardeners are being encouraged to purchase earthworm castings to improve the productivity of their soils. Marketing materials for these casting products definitely show the correlation as to why increased earthworm numbers in your no-tilled fields help boost yields and protect the environment.

Earthworms Revisted for Effective No-Tilling

Earthworms are an extraordinary asset to the development of healthy soil.

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2003 | Posted in Soil Health

As far back as the days of Aristotle, worms were referred to as the intestines of the soil.

Soil Quality Improves With No-Till

The winner of the Phoenix Rotary Equipment Ltd., conservation tillage essay contest explains the benefits of boosting soil quality with no-till and direct seeding.

By Grant Monson posted on May 1, 2003 | Posted in Soil Health

Conservation farming is revolutionizing agriculture through the adoption of new ideas, technology and practices. Direct seeding (no-tilling) is just one of these new practices that is reforming the way that we farm.

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