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    6 Easy Hands-on Tricks to Assess Your No-Till Soils

    Shovels, sieves, plastic cups and cotton garments are all that’s needed for a better understanding of your farm ground’s health, says soil microbiologist Kris Nichols.
    If you want to know more about your soils, the quickest way to find out may involve digging around in your shed or taking a road trip to the hardware store.
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    What I've Learned from No-Tilling

    Take Measure and Take Notice to Make and See No-Till Progress

    Gathering data, keeping tabs on weather and more helps Saskatchewan no-tiller Jake Leguee improve crop performance and farm profitability.
    I can watch my crop roots grow on my cell phone. Not literally, but I can tell you exactly what depth crops have rooted to in fields where we have installed weather stations with moisture probes.
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    Maintaining Soil Productivity with Strip-Till

    In the grand scheme of things, many people say climate change is the most critical issue facing mankind. But to me, the most important challenge is not just maintaining, but improving the productivity of the soil. Without healthy soil, we won’t be able to continue feeding the growing world population.


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    No-Tillers Take the Lead for Water Quality

    Sometimes the messenger is just important as the message. For many farmers, peer-to-peer networking and education is the key to increasing the adoption of conservation practices.
    Wisconsin no-tillers John Eron and Matt Hintz didn’t wait for regulations telling them how to farm. They started farmer-led watershed groups to deal directly with local environmental issues and the groups that raised them, not as adversaries, but as advocates


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    Soil Health Investment Pays Dividends in Twin-Row System

    When Roger Wenning began his soil health journey out of necessity back in the 1980s, he couldn’t have foreseen the transformation he’s seen in his soil that’s enabled the success of his twin-row system.
    Roger Wenning has considered many different ways of improving the profitability of his farm. But after researching different possibilities, the Greensburg, Ind., grower quickly learned that adding more acres doesn’t quite pencil out.


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    7 Tips for Frost Seeding Cover Crops

    Clovers and alfalfa are good choices for cover crop species that can be frost seeded, according to a Penn State expert.
    Frost seeding — broadcasting cover crops in late winter — is not the typical method for seeding cover crops, but that should not scare growers away from the practice, according to Sjoerd Duiker, professor of soil management at Penn State University. 


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    6 Easy Hands-on Tricks to Assess Your No-Till Soils

    Shovels, sieves, plastic cups and cotton garments are all that’s needed for a better understanding of your farm ground’s health, says soil microbiologist Kris Nichols.
    If you want to know more about your soils, the quickest way to find out may involve digging around in your shed or taking a road trip to the hardware store.
    Read More
    What I've Learned from No-Tilling

    Take Measure and Take Notice to Make and See No-Till Progress

    Gathering data, keeping tabs on weather and more helps Saskatchewan no-tiller Jake Leguee improve crop performance and farm profitability.
    I can watch my crop roots grow on my cell phone. Not literally, but I can tell you exactly what depth crops have rooted to in fields where we have installed weather stations with moisture probes.
    Read More
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