Articles by David Brandt

Another Dust Storm Catastrophe 90 Years Later that No-Till Could Have Prevented

By Don Reicosky, Rattan Lal, David Brandt, and Randall Reeder posted on June 8, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Could the catastrophic dust storm along I-55 in Illinois in May have been prevented? YES! If the farmland had been in continuous no-till with cover crops, there would have been no dust. No dust. No deaths. No injuries. No crashed vehicles.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

30 Years Of Cover Crops Anchor No-Till System

Sharp increases in organic matter and vasity reduced fertilizer cost are just a couple of the benefits that David Brandt has realized on his Ohio farm.

By David Brandt and Ron Ross posted on December 1, 2008 | Posted in Cover Crops

When I planted my first cover crop — cereal rye — in 1978 to control erosion on poorly drained, hilly clay soils, I had no idea what the full ramifications of that decision would be. Since then, cover crops have become the anchor of a diverse crop rotation in our continuous no-till system.

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Tough Soils Require Management Shift, Stubborn Persistence

Lots of Empty Talk & Plenty of Pledges, But Little Progress on Claims Made by Giant Agri-Food Companies Seems to Have Led to ‘Reneging on Promises for Regenerative Ag’

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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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