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Farmer in Southeast Asia Goes From Opponent to Advocate of No-Till

October 17, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: FAO

Joaquim Caldas took some serious convincing about the idea of adopting Conservation Agriculture (CA). But now, the 67-year-old farmer from the village of Uma Boco, near the north coast of Timor-Leste in Southeast Asia, is one of the most enthusiastic champions of the approach. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

No-Tillers Worldwide Compare Struggles with Government Restrictions

By Mackane Vogel posted on July 20, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

From country to country, lawmakers are implementing restrictions that affect the way that farmers go about their business. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

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No-Till Odds And Ends

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2012

Part of the opportunity for me to recently present the “S.H. Phillips Distinguished Lecture In No-Till Agriculture” at the University of Kentucky was the chance to spend the day talking with faculty members and graduate students from around the world. Phillips was a pioneer in the early 1960s in getting no-till started on a commercial scale. And he would certainly be proud to know no-till has grown to an astounding 288 million acres today around the world.

2020 Vision

Here’s what a leading ag analyst eyes as major trends impacting no-tillers over the next 14 years.

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2006 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

During January’s 14th annual National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis, Charlie Rentschler gazed into the crystal ball and came up with 11 major trends no-tillers will have to deal with by the year 2020.

Soaring Asian Population Demands More No-Till

Even with plenty of unrest, Southern Asia is a hot spot for no-till growth these days.

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2002 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

With all of the bad news concerning terrorists since September 11, one bright spot in South Asia is the growing adoption of no-till.

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