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No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] Preserving Wetlands on the Farm with Ray McCormick

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, Frank Lessiter talks with Vincennes, Ind., no-tiller Ray McCormick about how his approaches to conservation and farming intersect.

By Julia Gerlach posted on July 8, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health

From the Desk of Laura Barrera

10 Practices for Cutting Tile Nitrate Loads

University of Illinois Extension shares 10 steps growers can take to help reduce nitrates in the plant root zone, reduce delivery of nitrate to the field’s edge, and remove nitrogen at the edge of the field or downstream.

By Laura Barrera posted on November 1, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management, Water Management

February 2012 Poll: Drainage Methods On Your Farm

By John Dobberstein posted on January 16, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

From January 16th, 2012 - February 15th, 2012, we asked No-Till Farmer readers: "What type of drainage methods do you use on your farm?"

Cutting-Edge Drainage Tools Give No-Till A Boost

New technologies and methods are helping growers manage moisture levels in their fields and improve the timeliness of farming operations.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2011 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Water Management

With wet weather in recent years creating poor field conditions and delaying planting and harvesting, drainage is becoming an even more critical tool.

No-Till Is For The Birds

This North Dakota no-tiller is among a growing number of readers renting out land to hunters.

By Holly Gray posted on July 1, 2001

Each year during pheasant and grouse hunting seasons, Ron Swindler’s farm at Mott, N.D., was becoming more and more like a shooting gallery. So the no-tiller decided to do something about it.

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Will Farm Bill Be Green

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2001

Regardless of the final form that the 2002 Farm Bill takes, its legislation could have a noticeably green environmental tone. If Congress shows more interest in developing environmental-based farm supports as “green payments,” it will be a definite plus for no-tilling.

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How Do You Know if Your Disc Openers are Junk?

In this video, Precision Planting’s Clay Scott checks in with planter maintenance recommendations for John Deere, Case IH, Kinze and White disc openers. The 2025 National No-Tillage Conference takes place Jan. 7-10 in downtown Louisville, Ky. Reserve your spot at NoTillConference.com.

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