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An Inside Look at Conservation Ag Trends in Europe & What's Coming Next

October 21, 2024

Michael Horsch and his family buck cultural norms on conservation practices to farm 55,000 acres in Germany and the Czech Republic.

Short Corn Could Replace the Towering Cornfields Steamrolled by a Changing Climate

By Scott McFetridge posted on September 24, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: AP

The corn’s smaller stature and sturdier base enable it to withstand winds of up to 50 mph — researchers hover over fields with a helicopter to see how the plants handle the wind.

Strip-Till, No-Till & Cover Crops in Spotlight at National Strip-Tillage Conference

Insights from 600-plus bushel corn crop, cover crop benefits & no-till origin stories among highlights of 11th annual event

By Noah Newman posted on September 4, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Strip-Till Farming

The 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference delivered strip-till, no-till and conservation ag insights to over 350 attendees Aug. 7-9 in Madison, Wis.

Faith & Responsibility Motivate Longtime Iowa No-Tiller

By Jason Johnson posted on August 23, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: NRCS Iowa

After a four-inch rain in May 2008, Ray Gaesser began to ponder other ways to protect his soil and crop residue.

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Alex Harrell Strip-Tills Way to Record-Breaking 218-Bushel Soybean Yield

By Noah Newman posted on August 14, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Strip-Till Farming

Smithville, Ga., strip-tiller Alex Harrell has raised the bar once again with a 218-bushel soybean yield, shattering his own 206-bushel record from 2023.

Session Replay

Lessons Learned from Teaching the World About No-Till [Session Replay]

June 19, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Join No-Till Farmer in this special webinar where we will show a replay of Howard G. Buffet's session from the 32nd Annual National No-Tillage Conference.

No-Tiller's 7 Takeaways from Updated GREET Model

By Dan Crummett and Noah Newman posted on May 6, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

“This is one of today’s biggest opportunities in conservation ag,” Mitchell Hora says. “The folks with data — the agronomist, the team around each farmer — we all need to be working together with the folks at the biofuel facility to go after these credits together."

News Release

2024 Enrollment Open for Soil & Water Outcomes Fund

Program expands agricultural sustainability efforts to 28 states

March 8, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

The Soil and Water Outcomes Fund provides payment to farmers for environmental outcomes that result from implementing conservation practices.

Climate Corps or Peace Corps: Let No-tillers' Hard Work Shine

Conservation educators should come from within the no-till community rather than from young people without first-hand experience

By Guy Swanson posted on March 4, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Veteran no-tiller Guy Swanson wants to see more conservation educators with an extensive background in no-till without interference from the American Climate Corps, a new initiative that trains young people to assist agriculture organizations with outreach activities.

Bill Northey's Message at 2015 National Strip-Tillage Conference Still Rings True Today

By Noah Newman posted on February 23, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health, Strip-Till Farming

Listening back to Bill Northey’s keynote presentation at the 2015 National Strip-Tillage Conference, the points he made on that stage remain relevant almost a decade later.

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Sustainable Agriculture Summit Shines Light on No-Till, Strip Till & Cover Crops

During the Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Minneapolis, Minn., Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, the president of Field to Market who also farms in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio, shared why it is important for no-tillers and strip-tillers to share their knowledge with other farmers.

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