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[Podcast] Best of ‘22: No-Tilling in Wildly Different Regions, Encouraging Better Root Growth & More
As 2022 comes to a close, we’re revisiting some of the most-played episodes of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment.
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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.
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[Podcast] Boosting Your Bottom Line with Humates & Mineral Nutrition
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Bio-Till Cover Crops, listen in as Associate Editor Michaela Paukner chats with Jim about why micronutrients may be the best opportunity to boost your yields this year, what to look for when buying biologicals and more.
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Breaking Through to the ‘Root’ Cause of Compacted Soil
Soil compaction can limit yields, cause flooding and runoff and limit nutrient uptake in plants. But breaking up compacted soils with iron is not the answer, according to soil health consultant Jim Hoorman — biology is.
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Ways To Keep Phosphorus In The Soil Profile In A No-Till System - Jim Hoorman - NNTC 2015 Presentation - MP3 Download
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The fertility practices of no-tillers and farmers, in general, are being highly scrutinized due to recent harmful algae blooms and toxins in major waterways like Lake Erie. Jim Hoorman says recent research by Ohio State University shows iron may be releasing soluble reactive phosphorus to surface water during saturated soil conditions.
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Improving Soil Structure, Reducing Compaction Naturally Within No-Till - Jim Hoorman - NNTC 2015 Presentation - MP3 Download
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Long-term studies show soil compaction reduces yields by 30%. Jim Hoorman says poor soil structure and compaction are common, especially where conventional tillage has been used extensively, but even no-tillers often see little improvement or slow gains in soil structure.
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