Our editors made the trip to Decatur, Ill., for the 2023 Farm Progress Show to get the latest info on all the newest cutting-edge technology and cover crop advancements. Check out our top picks.
A literature review by Subhradip Bhattacharjee, published in Sustainability, How Did Research on Conservation Agriculture Evolve over the Years? A Bibliometric Analysis. The No-Till History series is made possible by Montag Manufacturing.
Last Saturday morning, while working on the April No-Till Farmer installment in the YOUR NO-TILL HISTORY series, I came across yet another very personal story about Kentucky’s Harry M. Young Jr. and Shirley Phillips, and how their efforts saved a farm — and an entire ag economy. The No-Till History series is made possible by Montag Manufacturing.
The quest for no-till history research of the last couple years turned up the still-accessible web musings of the late Ed Winkle of Ohio’s Hymark Consulting. One of his “essays” suggested that no-till’s vital “tool” — the earthworm — may not have been indigenous to the U.S. The No-Till History series is made possible by Montag Manufacturing.
Dr. Leonardo Deiss, Visiting Assistant Professor in Soil Fertility and Soil Health, School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, showcases the Triplett-Van Doren No-Till Experimental Plots to explain how 60 years of no-till has affected soil health.
Bill Richards, Ohio no-tiller, No-Till Farmer Legend and retired chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), remains frustrated that perfection-seeking scientists haven’t been able to put a dollar value on soils under no-till, nor the economic impact of the farmers.
When asked of the global importance of the Ohio State University’s no-till research plots that marked 60 years in 2022, Warren Dick, retired Emeritus Professor of Soil Science at OSU, who had primary responsibility for the plots from 1980-2016, points to the scientific citations. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.
This list, last prepared in 2012, recognizes the wide-ranging impact that Ohio State’s Triplett-Van Doren No-Till Experimental Plots had on no-till’s scientific community.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, West Union, Iowa, no-tiller Loran Steinlage checks in with a harvest update, and explains why this fall will be one of his most educational harvests yet.
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