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No-Till Briefs: December 2023

October 30, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health

Diverse Rotations Improve Soil Biology, Yields
Adjust Corn Head Angle for Harvest
Covers Reduce Inputs, Maintain Yield
Check Your Speed While Planting
Seed Companies Pushing Cover Crops
Nitrogen Stabilizer Performance Varies
Glyphosate, No-Till Improve Sustainability
Cover Crops Increase Soil Organic Matter

No-Tiller: Sustainable Agriculture Thrives When Farmers Can Choose How to Farm

By Jake Leguee posted on July 13, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Nobody understands the importance of sustainability like family farmers—and if we’re allowed to make basic, strategic farming decisions without interference, we can guarantee that agriculture will remain sustainable into the far future.

North Central SARE Announces Deadlines for 4 Grant Programs

September 16, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

These grant programs are for farmers, ranchers, scientists, educators, institutions, organizations, and others exploring sustainable agriculture in 12 states.

Train a Farmer, Feed a Nation

Retired professor, soil health scientist Warren Dick and his organization are building an agricultural university and training center to help fight food insecurity in Ethiopia.

By Noah Newman posted on July 14, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Warren Dick was studying chemistry at Wheaton College (Ill.), with plans to become a medical doctor, when he had a life-changing epiphany.

[Podcast] Busting Myths About Sustainable Farming

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Bio-Till Cover Crops, Robert Paarlberg, associate at the sustainability science program at the Harvard Kennedy School, talks about the research that went into his book, his advice to commercial farmers and farm organizations about advocating for sustainability, what those groups need to do to combat the myths surrounding sustainable agriculture and more.

May 25, 2022 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

FFAR Joins Consortium to Establish Ecosystem Markets for Agriculture

November 19, 2019

Ecosystem Services Market Consortium rewards farmers for climate-smart farming methods.

Joyn Bio and NewLeaf Symbiotics Enter into $75M Sustainable-Ag Partnership

July 22, 2019

Source: AGDAILY

Through this deal, Joyn, an ag-biotech company engineering microbes for more sustainable agriculture, will gain access to NewLeaf’s extensive library of proprietary, highly-characterized strains of plant colonizing microbes.

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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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