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Practical Farmers of Iowa Unveils Mentor Program

March 6, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Precision Agriculture

This year, over a dozen jobs are available in a range of farm enterprises and production systems, PFI says.

Commercial Compost Tea Doesn't Fare Well in No-Tiller's Trials

By Emma Link posted on June 21, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Holganix Bio 800+ does not affect corn yield and costs an extra $20/ac to apply compared to a standard nutrient program.

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No-Till Highlights: June 20, 2024

June 20, 2024

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 GBGI Inc.

PFI Paying No-Tillers Willing to Reduce Nitrogen Rate for Corn

February 8, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Farmers in six Midwestern states who want to save on their next nitrogen bill can now sign up for a Practical Farmers of Iowa program designed to lower the risk of cutting the amount of nitrogen they apply.

Cover Crops

Seeding a Cereal Rye Cover Crop Every Month of the Year

No-tiller’s informal trial of seeding a rye cover crop every month of the year teaches lessons about rye’s resilience

By Mackane Vogel posted on December 27, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops

Wade Dooley has done plenty of official experiments with the Iowa Soybean Association, Practical Farmers of Iowa and other groups that conduct research and development in agriculture. But when the Marshall County, Iowa, grower decided to try seeding rye every single month, there was nothing official about it.

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No-Till Highlights: Aug. 10, 2023

August 10, 2023

Cover Crops

Using Cover Crops & Organic No-Till in Dry Climate

Relay cropping helps combat difficult planting & harvesting timing for soybeans and small grains

By Mackane Vogel posted on July 14, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment

Caleb Akin and Noah Wendt of A&W Farms have been farming together in Cambridge, Iowa, for over 15 years. But it wasn’t until 2015 that they decided to transition to organic farming.

'Why Will it Matter You Farmed the Land?'

By John Dobberstein posted on June 27, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

No-tiller and Practical Farmers of Iowa board member Nathan Anderson was once asked this question. Read on to see his answer, and find out more about soil health payoffs spotlighted at a Capitol Hill hearing this week.

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No-Tiller Francke Groeneweg Details Composting System

Franck Groeneweg, who no-tills a variety of crops on more than 12,000 acres near Three Forks, Mont., shares how his massive Johnson-Su bioreactor system allows him to apply compost extract in furrow during planting season.

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