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Answers to 20 Questions: How Well Do You Know Your No-Till History?

By Mike Lessiter posted on October 28, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health

Answers to 20 Questions: How Well Do You Know Your No-Till History? That wasn’t always the case. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.

Your No-Till History

20 Questions: How Well Do You Know Your No-Till History?

Learn no-till’s history to understand the shoulders of those who you who you stand on today

By Mike Lessiter posted on October 28, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health

The story of no-till is regarded by many as among the biggest advancements in farming since the tractor replaced the draft horse. That wasn’t always the case. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.

Phillips & Young: Beyond the Grave

Kentucky’s dynamic duo set the table for a pending ag revolution in their seminal book on no-tillage.

By Shirley H. Phillips and Harry M. Young Jr posted on October 23, 2022

The plow is as American as the Fourth of July. Such famous farmers as Thomas Jefferson and Daniel Webster helped perfect it, and today’s politicians still speak of realigning our national priorities in terms of “swords into plowshares.”The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.

No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] John and Alex Young at the National No-Tillage Conference

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Verdesian Life Sciences, features two members of commercial no-till’s founding family: John and Alex Young. Their presentation to the 2017 National No-Tillage Conference touches on just about everything, from the origins and rise of no-till farming to climate change, cover crops, and residue management.

By Brian O'Connor posted on September 16, 2022 | Posted in Nutrient Management

The Edward H. Faulkner vs. Walter T. Jack Debate on No-Till & the Moldboard Plow

January 2, 2022

This article is a web-continuation of Squaring Away Generational — and Theoretical — Differences on the Plow, about the debate between Edward H. Faulkner and Walter T. Jack as told by Jack’s great-grandson Zachary Michael Jack. It appeared in No-Till Farmer’s No-Till History Series in February 2022. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.

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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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