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Building a Soil Health Community with No-Till

Farmers give advice on implementing soil health-building practices

By Janelle Atyeo posted on October 13, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Derek Woodke, a Morris, Minn., no-tiller advises farmers interested in trying conservation tillage practices to find a mentor and experiment.

Cover Crops Promote Higher Yields, Healthier Soils

Grower breaks up compaction & fights pests with several species in Great Lakes region

By Noah Newman posted on October 11, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Fourth-generation farmer John Burk grows corn, soybeans, dry beans, sugar beets and wheat across 4,300 acres in Bay City, Mich., just 10 miles south of Lake Huron.

Managing Inputs for Maximum Returns

With ingenuity & engineering, Gregg Sauder & family work out a system for putting nutrients & water right where they’re needed

By Julienne Isaacs posted on October 11, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

I'm a farmer above all. If I could just do one thing, I would farm, but I figured out that I have to have other things to do to help pay for that.

Innovative Technologies Enhance No-Till Fall Phosphorous Efficiency

By James Paterson posted on September 20, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

The efficient application of phosphorus fertilizers in no-till systems is crucial for achieving optimal crop yields. However, several challenges are associated with fall-applied phosphorus, such as fixation in soil, runoff and leaching, soil pH, and the misconception that banked phosphorus is always available.

No-Tiller Wins 3rd Place in 2023 Illinois Wheat Yield Contest

September 8, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Third place in the Illinois Wheat Association's 2023 Wheat Yield Contest was secured by wheat farmer Kurt Sudholt of Clinton County, Ill.

Soil Livestock Makes Farming Easier for Longtime No-Tiller

40 years of no-till helps upper Midwest farmer eliminate erosion problems & boost soil organic matter

By Noah Newman posted on August 31, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Tuscola County, Mich., no-tiller Tom Hess always has one eye on the future. He has never shied away from thinking outside the box either, dating back to his days at Michigan State.

Soil Health

Constant Soil Testing Reduces No-Tiller’s Annual Costs By $164,000

Russell Hedrick, the current dryland corn yield world record holder, relies on regenerative practices & meticulous management to guide nutrient decisions

By Julienne Isaacs posted on August 31, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

At JRH Grain Farms, Russell Hedrick’s operation in the foothills of Hickory, N.C., soil testing is a critical component of day-to-day operations.

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No-Tiller Uses AI-Powered Sprayer to Fight Weeds in Dry Climate

June 30, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

Source: Greeneye

The Arthaud family has been farming its land, located in the Panhandle region of Oklahoma, for more than a century. They adopted the Greeneye system to extend the benefits of precision spraying to green-on-green applications, and to continue to suppress increasingly resistant weeds while remaining no-till.

After Nearly a Decade of No-Till, Idaho Grower Reflects on Soil Health

Idaho rancher Pat Purdy started using no-till in 2014 & has since seen an impressive difference in his fields

By Heather Smith Thomas posted on June 28, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Farm Progress

No-till has been improving soil health and reducing erosion on Idaho rancher Pat Purdy's land.

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Could No-Till Have Prevented Deadly Illinois Dust Storm?

By Noah Newman posted on May 4, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

No-till innovator and retired USDA soil scientist Don Reicosky says an incident like this should never happen in the Corn Belt, a region containing what he calls “the best soils in the world!"

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Harvest Update: “Educational Fall” for Veteran No-Tiller

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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