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Farmer in Southeast Asia Goes From Opponent to Advocate of No-Till

October 17, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: FAO

Joaquim Caldas took some serious convincing about the idea of adopting Conservation Agriculture (CA). But now, the 67-year-old farmer from the village of Uma Boco, near the north coast of Timor-Leste in Southeast Asia, is one of the most enthusiastic champions of the approach. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

No-Tillers Worldwide Compare Struggles with Government Restrictions

By Mackane Vogel posted on July 20, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

From country to country, lawmakers are implementing restrictions that affect the way that farmers go about their business. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

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No-Till Odds And Ends

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2012

Part of the opportunity for me to recently present the “S.H. Phillips Distinguished Lecture In No-Till Agriculture” at the University of Kentucky was the chance to spend the day talking with faculty members and graduate students from around the world. Phillips was a pioneer in the early 1960s in getting no-till started on a commercial scale. And he would certainly be proud to know no-till has grown to an astounding 288 million acres today around the world.

2020 Vision

Here’s what a leading ag analyst eyes as major trends impacting no-tillers over the next 14 years.

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2006 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

During January’s 14th annual National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis, Charlie Rentschler gazed into the crystal ball and came up with 11 major trends no-tillers will have to deal with by the year 2020.

Soaring Asian Population Demands More No-Till

Even with plenty of unrest, Southern Asia is a hot spot for no-till growth these days.

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2002

With all of the bad news concerning terrorists since September 11, one bright spot in South Asia is the growing adoption of no-till.

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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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