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[Podcast] Smashing Yield Records Using Regenerative Ag with Russell Hedrick

In today’s episode of the podcast, brought to you by SOURCE®️ by Sound Agriculture, we bring you a replay of North Carolina no-tiller Russell Hedrick’s 2023 National No-Tillage Conference presentation detailing the specific practices that propelled him to record-setting corn and soybean yields.

August 11, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Soil Health

In today’s episode of the podcast, brought to you by SOURCE®️ by Sound Agriculture, we bring you a replay of North Carolina no-tiller Russell Hedrick’s 2023 National No-Tillage Conference presentation detailing the specific practices that propelled him to record-setting corn and soybean yields.

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Ag States of America: North Carolina

March 7, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

The holiday season would be very different without North Carolina, the nation’s No. 1 producer of sweet potatoes — a staple of family casseroles — and the No. 2 producer of Christmas trees. See what other festive facts the Tar Heel State has to offer in this episode of Ag States of America, brought to you by Pivot Bio.

Univ. of Georgia Requests No-Tillers' Opinions on Field Management Practices

January 24, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

A University of Georgia study is asking no-tillers who grow row crops for their opinions on field management practices.

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No-Till Highlights: July 7, 2022

July 7, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Strip-Till Farming

No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. “No-Till Farmer's Best of the Web" is brought to you by Sound Agriculture.

[Podcast] Turning a Profit and Improving the Health of Thin, Abused, Piedmont Soils

In this No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Copperhead Ag, we welcome North Carolina no-tiller Jim Howard to share the lessons he’s learned from no-tilling corn, soybeans and wheat.

February 9, 2017 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

In this No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Copperhead Ag, we welcome North Carolina no-tiller Jim Howard to share the lessons he’s learned from no-tilling corn, soybeans and wheat.

Livestock, Cover Crops Take No-Till Soils, Profits To New Levels

No-tillers looking to improve soil health and biology, and diversify their sources of income should consider integrating cover crops and rotational grazing of livestock to get the most benefit for their buck.

By Laura Barrera posted on November 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

The changes that transformed Russell Hedrick's no-till farm began somewhat innocently a few years ago, when he asked his NRCS conservationist for suggestions on suppressing winter weeds and controlling erosion.

No-Till, Double-Cropping Become An Easy Fit For Salesman

With a crop rotation that increases profitability, feed-company salesman Jimmy Howard can still afford to no-till corn, soybeans and wheat on 450 acres outside of his full-time job.

By Laura Barrera posted on July 1, 2013 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment

If it weren't for no-till, Jimmy Howard wouldn't be able to squeeze in a full-time sales career with farming.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Cover Crops Smother Weeds, Slash Input Costs, Bring Soils To Life

Manure, covers and more than 4 decades of no-till helped North Carolina farmer Ray Styer rejuvenate old tobacco acres and eliminate the need for commercial fertilizers on his small farm.

By Ray Styer and Martha Mintz posted on May 1, 2013

Looking out over my fields today, it’s hard to imagine them as the rundown acres I originally purchased with my wife back in 1958.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Cover Crop ‘Epiphany’ Helps No-Till Take Another Step

A trip to North Dakota a few years ago sparked a new revolution for Curtis Furr’s decades-old no-till system.

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment

My father and grandfather started experimenting with no-till in the late 1960s with the primary goal of stopping erosion. The steep hills we farm would simply wash away when you worked them up.

Stabilizers Boosting No-Till Nutrient Efficiency

Faced with high potential for nutrient loss, no-tillers are turning to stabilizer products that keep N and P in the right place and form.

By Mark Parker posted on August 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Faced with expensive fertilizer prices, fickle weather and the threat of activist regulators, no-tillers are using nitrogen stabilizers and other nutrient enhancements more than ever to avoid the losses between application and crop uptake.

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[Podcast] Smashing Yield Records Using Regenerative Ag with Russell Hedrick

Ag States of America: North Carolina

Univ. of Georgia Requests No-Tillers' Opinions on Field Management Practices

No-Till Highlights: July 7, 2022

[Podcast] Turning a Profit and Improving the Health of Thin, Abused, Piedmont Soils

Livestock, Cover Crops Take No-Till Soils, Profits To New Levels

No-Till, Double-Cropping Become An Easy Fit For Salesman

Cover Crops Smother Weeds, Slash Input Costs, Bring Soils To Life

Cover Crop ‘Epiphany’ Helps No-Till Take Another Step

Stabilizers Boosting No-Till Nutrient Efficiency

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