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Volume: 51
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    No-Till Innovation Comes in Leaps and Bounds

    Wisconsin no-till dairyman Chris Conley thwarts heavy rain and hills with no-till, covers and planting green.
    Conley farms 120 acres for feed (silages, dry hay and high-moisture corn) for his 52-cow dairy, located down a dirt road amid a small fold of hills in Dodge County. The hills make for stunning views of the surrounding countryside, and his barn and silo. They also pose unique management challenges. Or they did, until recently.
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    What I've Learned from No-Tilling

    No-Tilling Boy Scout Style: Always Prepared

    Robust storage allows off-peak bulk purchase of farm inputs, which are then applied at the perfect time with on-farm application equipment run by expert help.
    No-till is all I’ve ever known. The practice was developed just 2 hours south of us in Christian County, Ky. My dad and grandfather bought an Allis-Chalmers no-till planter in the 1980s. By the time I purchased my first piece of land as a sophomore in college it wasn’t even a thought to put a plow to it. It just wasn’t how we farmed
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    Ideas Abound at 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference

    The 9th annual event highlighted new strategies to improve yields, manage nutrients, alleviate compaction and more.
    From practical advice on alleviating compaction to conflicting views on soil health to a former NASA engineer’s new yield-boosting technology, the 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference sent attendees home with many new ideas to try on their operations — and a lot to talk about at the coffee shop.
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    No-Till’s Best Innovators and Legends Share Their Failures and Successes

    No-till experts provide valuable insight during special Q&A session at the National No-Tillage Conference.
    The No-Till Innovators program has recognized more than 100 farmers, businesses and organizations who have made a major impact on the growth of no-till over the years. Five members of the distinguished group shared the ups and downs from their journey during a panel discussion at the 2022 National No-Tillage Conference in Louisville, Ky.
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    Top 10 Lessons about Soil Fertility

    Doug Miller, vice president of Midwest Bio-Tech, discusses 10 lessons he has learned about the interaction of soil fertility and microbial activity over 40 years.
    Certain lessons about microbiology can only be learned under unusual conditions, says Doug Miller. The vice president of Midwest Bio-Tech, founded in 1981, shared some of these lessons, learned over the past 4 decades, in a recent webinar hosted on www.No-TillFarmer.com.
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    Welcoming Wildlife with No-Till

    Usually touted for its soil health benefits and how it reduces erosion and improves workload, no-till is helping this Wisconsin dairy operation have a positive effect on the local kestrel population as well.
    Crave Brothers Farm is a large dairy operation in Waterloo, Wis., that goes the extra mile in several ways to conserve resources and embrace sustainability. With an on-site anaerobic methane digester, the farm operates on 100% green power plus provides energy for 300 homes in the local community.
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