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Do Cover Crops Cause Yield Drag in No-Till?

By Amanda Kautz posted on January 30, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Farm Progress

Many benefits of a cover crop being integrated into a crop rotation are long term and multi-year. The longer the system is in place, the more resilient the soil and the more benefits are realized.

Three Ways to Achieve a 266% ROI with Cover Crops

Rulon Enterprises in Indiana shares how cover crops free up fertility, increase yields and improve soil health, providing a $69.17-per-acre benefit.

By Laura Barrera posted on May 1, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Rulon Enterprises in Indiana shares how cover crops free up fertility, increase yields and improve soil health, providing a $69.17-per-acre benefit.

March 2017 Poll: Yield Increase from Cover Crops

February 17, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops

Do you believe you’ve seen a yield increase from using cover crops on your no-till operation, and if so, how much?

Drainage System Increases Yield, Reduces Nutrient Runoff

December 24, 2016 | Posted in Water Management

Source: University of Missouri Extension

University of Missouri agronomists found corn and soybean yields increase by 20% or more when they use drainage control systems.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till, Cover Crops and Wheat Pull Farm Out of a Yield Rut

Yields had stalled for Dick and Chris Nissen until no-till, tiling, cover crops and wheat helped them manage water issues and improve their soils.

By Chris Nissen and Martha Mintz posted on November 19, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Water Management

Our farm hit a plateau in the 1990s. Yields were flat and we just weren’t making the gains we thought we should be. It’s not that we sought out no-till as the magic solution; we just knew we had to try something different, as conventional tillage wasn’t cutting it.

From the Desk of Laura Barrera

Cover Crops Prove Profitable in 2015

By Laura Barrera posted on August 2, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops

Once again, growers who seed cover crops have higher yields — and profits — than those who don’t, say the results of Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) and Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC)’s fourth annual Cover Crop Survey.

How Cover Crops Pay Off in a Continuous No-Till System

Cover crops involve some expense, but Rulon Enterprises in Arcadia, Ind., finds they do more than pay their way in their no-till system of 20-plus years.

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

There's no cash in cover crops, Ken Rulon says, just tremendous value. And if no-tillers stick to the system, they can see both yield and cost benefits in the long run.

Seed Treatments Effective in Early-Season Pest Control

February 23, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Mississippi State University researchers found that replicated trials from 2005-14 indicate pretreated seeds are effective at whichever level of treatment a no-tiller chooses.

New Company Yield360 Launches System To Capture Higher Yields

July 14, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Corn has the potential to yield 500 bushels per acre. But according to the USDA, the average corn yield lands short at 158, and with an estimated 27% global population growth by 2050, the increasing demand will not be met.

Drill Modifications Fit Needs

These Washington no-tillers built their own no-till drill to direct seed steep slopes.

By Holly Gray posted on February 1, 2001 | Posted in Equipment

To stop erosion on slopes as steep as 50 percent in the Skyrocket Hills near Prescott, Wash., Mike Thomas, Sr. and his son Mike, Jr., haven’t cultivated any ground since 1985.

A Brazilian Perspective To Making Continuous No-Till Work - Franke Dijkstra - NNTC 2015 Presentation - MP3 Download

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Franke Dijkstra gave U.S. no-tillers a glimpse into the workings of South American no-till sys- tems at the 4th annual conference in 1996. The Brazilian no-tiller returns 19 years later to share more lessons learned over the past 2 decades.

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