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USDA Investments Help Farmers Transition to No-Till

By Clay Pope posted on October 9, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Change is never easy, even when you can see the chance for something better. USDA is helping to make that change a little easier.

Summer Full of Unpredictable Weather Patterns Continues

By Clay Pope posted on July 27, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health

Source: Southern Plains Perspective

The general narrative of climate change is that when it comes to the weather, there is no normal anymore. Well, if that is the case, 2023 is playing right to script. This definitely has been the summer of weather surprises.

Risk of Extreme Weather in Wheat Belt Poses Increasing Threat to Growers

By Clay Pope posted on June 19, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Southern Plains Perspective

A new study published recently in the journal NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science suggests that heat waves and temperature spikes (and along with them the damage they can cause to wheat crops) are becoming more normal in the central part of the U.S.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Transitioning a No-Till Legacy

Slashing fuel, doubling soil organic matter and retiring with pride were rewards for forging on in fringe no-till country.

By Martha Mintz posted on March 30, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Soil Health

I had hoped to raise 50 crops before I retired, but 48 is pretty darn close.
The timing just seemed right at the end of 2021 to keep pushing for 50 crops on our Canton, Miss., farm. In 2019 we had reduced acres, letting all our rented ground go and just farming what we owned.

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Ponds, Panels, Pollinators: No-Till Innovator Takes Conservation to Next Level

On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, No-Till Farmer’s Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick, showcases how he’s taking conservation ag to the next level in Vincennes, Ind., with ponds, solar panels, duck hunting and more.

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