Articles by Carlos Peterson

No-Till Roundtable

Which Planter is best for closing seed slots in clay soils?

Farmers weigh in on how planters can be more effective in clay-heavy soils.

By Carlos Peterson posted on October 16, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Residue Management, Nutrient Management

No-tillers weigh in on how to make planters more effective in heavy clay soils

9 Tips for Higher No-Till Wheat Yields

No-Till Legend Phil Needham outlines principles & practices needed to increase wheat yields

By Carlos Peterson posted on October 11, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

No-Till Legend Phil Needham, founder and owner of Needham Ag Technologies in Calhoun, Ky., identifies 9 wheat yield and profit management practices to take your no-till wheat crop to the next level.

No-Till Roundtable

Tips for Making No-Till Planters More Effective in Heavy Clay Soils

No-tillers weigh in on how to make no-till planters more effective in heavy clay soils

By Carlos Peterson posted on October 2, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

No-tillers weigh in on how to make no-till planters more effective in heavy clay soils.

Your No-Till History

Noble Blade’s Roots Still Influence No-Till Future

Invention laid groundwork for Western Canada’s adoption of no-till

By Carlos Peterson posted on September 5, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Crop Protection, Residue Management

The town of Nobleford, Alta., in Canada remains a significant place in no-till farming’s history. The No-Till History series is made possible by Montag Manufacturing.

Perennial Kernza Works in Corn, Soybean Rotations

By Carlos Peterson posted on August 25, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Nicole Tautges of the Michael Fields Agriculture Institute discusses the benefits of Kernza, a cool-season perennial crop that can be managed for both winter grazing and a grain crop the following summer.

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Persuading Farmers to Adopt No-Till Tough But Necessary in Wake of Deadly Dust Storm

By Carlos Peterson posted on July 31, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Encouraging more farmers to adopt no-till and other conservation agriculture practices is a difficult task, but it's one that's critical to public safety, as demonstrated by a deadly dust storm crash in central Illinois in May.

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Winter Maintenance Tips for Your No-Till Planter

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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