Texas A&M AgriLife Extension soil scientist Paul DeLaune discusses how irrigated producers especially could potentially be reaping more dollars per acre if they include a cover crop on their continuous cotton acres.

Growers using conservation practices such as no-till and cover crops are in better shape to weather El Nino this winter than conventional growers.

Jeff and Kent Need no-till about 1,500 acres of corn and soybeans, and seed cover crops, near Frankfort, Ind. Jeff says his grandfather was a huge proponent of conservation and his uncle has success no-tilling soybeans, which inspired Jeff and Kent to begin no-tilling more than decades ago. They see no-till practices as necessary to preserve the rolling to gently rolling fields they’re farming.

North Dakota farmers Joe Breker and Nick Vinje discuss how conservation-tillage practices fits into their farming operations. Breker was honored recently as a responsible nutrient practitioner by the Responsible Nutrient Management Practitioners Program. No-Till Farmer and Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers are co-sponsors of the program.