No-tillers in southern areas of the Corn Belt or further south may find new profit-building opportunities from no-tilling wheat this fall and double-cropping soybeans in 2021.
Experts from Kansas State University Extension discuss potential options for double-cropping after wheat this year, and share tips for weed control to help make it a success.
Kentucky no-tiller Rick Murdock is spreading out his fertility program, experimenting with plant populations and protecting his soil for higher-yielding crops.
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.
Alabama’s Blythe Cotton Co. is using no-till rotations, a diverse herbicide program and a focus on precise fertilizer applications to transform their red-clay hilltops into productive soils.
Oklahoma no-tiller Preston Simic is rejuvenating stagnant wheat ground by protecting it with residue, fixing fertility issues and diversifying crop rotations.
Controlled traffic, cover crops and continuous no-till are boosting yields and profitability in South America, Australia and elsewhere as worldwide no-till acres near 300 million.
To gauge the world’s supply of arable farming acres, an agricultural expert once compared Earth to the size of an apple, cut into 32 slices. The number of acres suitable for food production represents only one slice, and the apple’s skin represents the world’s supply of topsoil.
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