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August 2020: Conservation Tillage Guide
Volume: 49
Edition: 8
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What I've Learned from No-TillingNo-Till and Cover Crops Give Tired Soils New Life
It was an uphill battle, but these Missouri no-tillers returned productivity to a heavily depleted farm.Read More
10 Tips for Managing Residue Both During and After Harvest
High-tech corn heads, straw choppers, vertical tillage and more can help growers get fields ready for the next growing season.Read More
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.Read More
Cover Crop Benchmark StudyCover Crops ‘Greening Up’ Growers’ Bottom Lines
No-Till Farmer’s first-ever Cover Crop Benchmark Study shows farmers are planting green, saving on fertilizer and pesticides and protecting soilsRead More
Using Multiple Tools to Tackle Weeds in Organic No-Till
Veteran no-tillers use a multi-faceted approach to weed control while transitioning their 4,800-acre farm to organic no-till.Read More
Boosting Soil Biology by Farming Green on Green on Green
Young Illinois no-tiller overhauls conventional corn and soybean farm by planting and combining green while reducing nutrient applications and cutting pesticides for significant bottom-line payouts.Read More
Variety Stated: Advancing Cover Crop Genetics and Performance
Advances in cover crop species and variety evaluation, development and breeding will hopefully soon make seed bag tags with “Variety Not Stated” (VNS) the odd rarity, not the norm.Read More
7th Annual Strip-Till Operational Practices Benchmark StudyCorn Yields, Cover Crop Adoption Continue to Increase for Strip-Tillers
Despite the challenges of 2019, strip-tillers topped 200-bushel corn, while nearly two-thirds seeded cover crops, a high for the annual study.Read More
Looking Ahead to 2021 with New Planting, Seeding Innovations
Bourgault, Fendt, Deere make noise with new models as engineers focus on efficiency, preventing compaction.Read More -
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What I've Learned from No-TillingNo-Till and Cover Crops Give Tired Soils New Life
It was an uphill battle, but these Missouri no-tillers returned productivity to a heavily depleted farm.Read MoreCover Crop Benchmark StudyCover Crops ‘Greening Up’ Growers’ Bottom Lines
No-Till Farmer’s first-ever Cover Crop Benchmark Study shows farmers are planting green, saving on fertilizer and pesticides and protecting soilsRead More7th Annual Strip-Till Operational Practices Benchmark StudyCorn Yields, Cover Crop Adoption Continue to Increase for Strip-Tillers
Despite the challenges of 2019, strip-tillers topped 200-bushel corn, while nearly two-thirds seeded cover crops, a high for the annual study.Read More - Digital Edition
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