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‘Grandfather of No-Till’ Bill Richards Passes, Leaving Behind Conservation Legacy

‘Grandfather of No-Till’ Bill Richards Passes, Leaving Behind Conservation Legacy

After pioneering no-till practices on his Circleville, Ohio farm – becoming one of the first to do it on an entire farm operation – Richards was tapped to serve as chief of the NRCS, then known as the Soil Conservation Service.

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    Tillage On Display Supports Researcher’s Soil Erosion Estimates

    Geologist says the effects of tillage should be incorporated into the USDA’s erosion estimates, so the agency's numbers might better align with the 57.6 billion metrictons of soil that the researchers estimate has been lost across the Midwest in the last 160 years.

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[Podcast] Raising Nearly 300-Bushel No-Till Corn
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