Here's is digital coverage of the life and accomplishments of Bill Richards, the 93-year-old Circleville, Ohio no-tiler and former NRCS chief who passed away recently. Richards was one of the first farmers in the U.S. to no-till an entire farm operation. He inspired countless growers across the country and internationally to adopt and evolve no-till practices.
Researchers at the University of Illinois conducted a thorough review of federal data to analyze how inflationary pressures are affecting the reach of USDA’s conservation assistance to farmers. Read on to see what they found.
Sometimes you just know when you’re “home,” and I’m proud to say that after a three-year hiatus I am back working for you as senior editor of the Growers Division at Lessiter Media.
Loran, who owns and operates FLOLO Farms in Fayette County, will be formally presented with the $10,000 Leopold Conservation award this December at The Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls.
Struggling with drought? Find practical solutions using no-till and cover crops with the help of our recommended articles from No-Till Farmer and Cover Crop Strategies.
Will the gradual change in farm production practices to more wholistic methods, including no-till systems, be fought in coffee shops or courtrooms? Read about battles flaring up in two different states.
Nearly 25% of all cropland in the U.S. is no-tilled and 44% of acres see some type of conservation tillage, says the USDA's 2012 Census of Agriculture.
Creating, maintaining and manipulating residue helps keep Jacob Wagers’ high-elevation, low-rainfall no-till operation in Colorado diversified and productive.
Protective residue, proper soil management and a better understanding of how plants use water could help no-tillers and strip-tillers survive today’s extreme weather patterns.
After jumping into no-till practices more than 2 decades ago, Iowa no-tiller Randy Caviness has been rewarded with more fertile soils, earlier planting and a stronger balance sheet to compete with neighbors.
Even as no-till was growing during the 1980s, Randy Caviness wasn’t completely convinced about the practice. He worried about weed control, and he hadn’t seen many examples of no-tilled crops working very well in his area.
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On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, longtime no-tiller Jim Leverich explains why 20-inch corn rows are paying off big time on his Sparta, Wis., farm.
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