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No-Till and Cover Crops Fixing Soils, Protecting the Bay

Ronnie and Dwight Forrester are improving nutrient efficiency and soil health on their Virginia farm with variable-rate fertilizer applications and diverse cover-crop mixes.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 20, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Soil Health

Cover crops aren’t exactly a new thing at Holyoke Farms, but they’ve taken on a renewed importance for long-time no-tiller Ronnie Forrester and his son, Dwight.

Precision No-Till System Beats the Odds

Lansford, N.D., no-tiller Matthew Undlin uses proper variety and hybrid choices, cover crops, livestock and even closed-circuit cameras to fine-tune his early no-till successes.

By Loretta Sorensen posted on October 28, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Even without the support of his farming family or experience with no-till, Matthew Undlin made up his mind he wanted to give no-till practices a try.

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Weeding Out No-Till Challenges

North Carolina grower Jimmy Thomas uses a combination of no-till practices to tackle weeds, rocks and marginal soils.

July 23, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Soil Health

Weeds were one of the first challenges we faced when my father made the switch to no-till. Learning to manage weeds has been a critical part of our no-till success, and continues to be an important area for our management attention.

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Expenses Take Steep Climb For No-Tillers

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 1, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

While no-tillers continue to enjoy some of the highest grain prices in recent history, it’s clear that they need those prices to stay high, judging by their 2011 expense sheet.

No-Tillers Find Success By ‘Keeping It Simple’

Variable-rate fertility, rotating herbicide-tolerant crops and improved soil organic matter helps these Wisconsin no-tillers increase yields and keep expenses in check.

By Ron Ross posted on January 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

When he turned to no-till in the mid-1980s, Wayne Harrison estimates as much as half of the original topsoil on some of his fields was already gone.

New Conservation Program Merits A Closer Look

No-tillers more likely to earn contracts that provide funding to improve their no-till system

By Martha Ostendorf posted on June 1, 2010 | Posted in Water Management

CONGRATULATIONS! Your conservation efforts have been noticed. Please move directly to “Go” and collect your reward.

Variable-Rate Seeding, Fertilizing Make The Most Of Each Acre

Yields are increasing and becoming more consistent for an Illinois no-tiller who takes time to study his fields and what it takes to reach their full potential.

By Mark Moore posted on June 1, 2007 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Tim Seifert’s move into variable-rate seeding began with his efforts to reach his maximum yield potential while minimizing input costs.

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No-Till Innovator Adam Daugherty checks in from Coffee County, Tenn., with a preview of the 2025 National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC). The former NNTC Presenter of the Year, farmer and NRCS district conservation official will be leading a classroom presentation, “Don’t Start Planting Cover Crops Until…”.

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