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Saving Soils with a Diverse Rotation, Covers & Manure

Palmyra, Wis., no-tiller Tom Burlingham specializes in hay and alfalfa but his diverse rotation is maintaining his soils and reducing inputs.

By Julia Gerlach posted on July 23, 2020 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

No-tilling near Palmyra in southern Wisconsin on land just across the road from his childhood home, Tom Burlingham and his wife, Margaret, got a wake-up call about wind erosion during the 1981 planting season.

Decade of No-Till, Manure Slows Erosion, Boosts Soil Biology

With nearly 10 years of no-tilling under his belt, Wayne Brunsman is focused on using cover crops to take soil health and crop production on his Iowa farm to the next level.

By Laura Barrera posted on June 11, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Water Management

Some no-tillers ease into continuous no-till and transition their whole farm to the new system over a few years.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Accepting and Conquering the No-Till Challenge

Advanced equipment, tiling and healthy soils help veteran Ohio no-tiller Keith Kemp in his quest for 300-bushel corn and 100-bushel soybeans.

By Keith Kemp and Martha Mintz posted on December 1, 2013 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management

"No-Till fascinates me. It appeals to the part of my personality that likes a challenge."

No-Till Tradition, Passion For Change Fuel Miller Farms

Wisconsin no-tillers make use of cover crops, gypsum, winter wheat and precision ag to enhance soil biology and bump up no-till yields.

By Dan Zinkland posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Five years ago, Nick and Luke Miller returned to Miller Farms near Oconomowoc, Wis., bringing with them a passion for change that works well with the no-till tradition their father, Bob, began 16 years ago.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Perseverance, Equipment Updates Are Mainstays For No-Tiller's Success

More than 20 years learning, adapting equipment and expanding crop rotations to include small grains and cover crops are a winning formula for Wisconsin no-tiller

By Ross Bishop posted on April 1, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

With the dire economics agriculture faced in the early 1980s, there was no opportunity for me to join our Wisconsin family farm operation. But farming was my first love and you might say, I was blessed.

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