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Re-Examining the Benefits of Narrow Rows When No-Tilling

Fourth-generation farmer & no-tiller Roy Pfaltzgraff shares the reasoning behind his narrow spacing & its effects on his farm as he continues to protect the soil & preserve moisture

By Jennie Kramer posted on November 22, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

One thing long-time no-tiller Roy Pfaltzgraff likes to do at his research farm and education center is challenge other farmers to question their practices when it’s necessary. Row spacing is a prime example.

Comparing Profitability of Regenerative Ag, No-Till & Tillage

No-tiller methodically analyzes 30 years of farm records to determine which system is most profitable

By Jennie Kramer posted on August 6, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Roy Pfaltzgraff of PFZ Farms is a fourth-generation farmer who, along with his father, farms 2,000 dryland acres of Phillips County, Colo.

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Top 10 Planting Tips from the 2024 National No-Tillage Conference

By Michaela Paukner posted on April 15, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

As planting season quickly approaches, here are the top 10 planting tips from the presentations at the 32nd Annual National No-Tillage Conference.

What Makes the Most Money: Tillage, No-Till with Fallow or No-Till with Soil Health?

Colorado no-tiller conducts 30-year assessment of costs of tillage, no-till with fallow and no-till with soil health focus

By Michaela Paukner posted on January 27, 2024

A Colorado no-tiller’s 30-year assessment of his farm’s operating expenses when using tillage, no-till and no-till with additional soil health practices revealed a surprising result about what method of farming is most profitable.

What Is No-Till Soil Truly Worth?

National No-Tillage Conference Returns Jan. 9-12

November 7, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Attend no-tiller Roy Pfaltzgraff's upcoming session at the National No-Tillage Conference and learn about the 30-year ROI of switching to a continuous no-till cropping system, why the value of soil health is more than just raw numbers and how to assess the value of changes implemented on your own farm with the broader picture in mind.

What I've Learned From No-Tilling

No-Tiller Grows 18 Crops in 1 Year to Improve Soil Health

Colorado no-tiller Roy Pfaltzgraff ditches family farm’s break-even tradition, following the data to continuous cropping.

August 17, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

When I came back to our Haxtun, Colo., farm in 2016, my dad agreed to continue doing the bookkeeping if I did the physical labor. Now that we raise 12 or more crops per year, direct market farm products and so much more, he regularly complains he got the short end of the stick. But he complains with a smile.

Climate Smart Agriculture Requires Flexibility & Ability to Adapt

By Clay Pope posted on March 17, 2023

Source: Southern Plains Perspective

One size does not fit all when it comes to trying to make changes that help agriculture adapt to our changing climate.

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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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