The Big Soil Health Event
Date: 12/06/21
Location: Riverside, IA
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LIKE MANY FARMERS, Carter Morgan relies on crimping to terminate his cover crops. However, unlike some of his peers, Morgan has stopped purchasing variety not stated (VNS) cover crops and has instead embraced the specificity of using the exact variety of cereal rye that meets his needs.
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Focus on Biology for Better Soil Health
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What You Should Know About No-Till Planters
For no-tillers, the planter is the most crucial piece of equipment on their farm. This article will take you through the basic components of a no-till planter and provide you with tips for no-till planter maintenance from experienced pros in the industry.
Digging Into the Principles of Regenerative Ag
Based on the principles of building healthy soil, regenerative ag aims to not only sustain farm productivity but to actually work with nature to regenerate the soil, increase biodiversity and enhance the farming ecosystem.
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Industry News
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No-Till Videos
How to Calibrate a No-Till Grain Drill
Don't waste seed — or time — speculating whether or not your no-till grain drill is seeding at the right rate. Learn this easy way to calibrate your drill every time you use it.
Building a Planter from the Ground Up: Customized Row Units Produce Even Emergence
Markesan, Wis. no-tiller Allan Brooks and planter specialist Kurt Williams discuss how the row-unit attachment choices for Brooks’ new custom planter — from the Harvest International row cleaners to the 100% accurate electric-drive high-speed seed meters and the finger-till closing wheels — lead to precision emergence and picket-fence stands of sweet corn.
Adapting a Sidedress Rig to do Interseeding
Jeff Gaska, a no-tiller and strip-tiller from Columbus, Wis., explains how his Dalton sidedress rig was adapted to interseed cover crops between corn rows to extend livestock grazing opportunities and boost soil health.
How to Build a Strip-Till Rig from an Old Cultivator
No-tiller and strip-tiller Jeff Gaska of Columbus, Wis., shares how he turned a 12-row John Deere cultivator bar into a custom strip-till rig,
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Herbicide Shortages, Higher Prices
There's plenty of speculation that two key no-till herbicides will be in short supply and cost more for the 2022 growing season. These two herbicides are glyphosate (Roundup, plus others) and glufosinate (Liberty, plus others).
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5 Tips for Successful Use of Cover Crops and No-Till in Hemp
Choosing vigorous genetics and the correct cover crops, adjusting planting equipment and ironing out weed control options are all challenges with successfully using cover crops and no-till with hemp. Holtwood, Penn., no-tiller Steve Groff shares his top 5 tips about how to successfully get both CBD and fiber-type hemp out of the ground while using cover crops and no-till.
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EPA Ignores Its Own ‘Best Science’ Rules
The phrase “best available science and data” is a regulatory standard all federal agencies must follow when reaching Endangered Species Act decisions. However, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has chosen not to do so regarding the use of glyphosate, atrazine and simazine.
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‘Ag Done Right’ Pays Off for N.D. No-Tiller in More Ways than One
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Herbicide Shortages, Higher Prices
There's plenty of speculation that two key no-till herbicides will be in short supply and cost more for the 2022 growing season. These two herbicides are glyphosate (Roundup, plus others) and glufosinate (Liberty, plus others).
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Remembering the Early Days of No-Till Planters
An Allis-Chalmers service department veteran recalls some of the difficulties with getting the first commercially-available no-till planters to market.
No-Till Farmer Podcast
[Podcast] Connecting Soil Health to Human Health with Rick Clark
For this No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we caught up with No-tiller Rick Clark to hear about many of the ways his operation and mindset have had to change in order to succeed in his transition to regenerative organic stewardship with no-tillage. He explains his 70/30 theory on weed suppression, how learning to crimp cereal rye was a lightbulb moment that really pushed his practices forward, and how he came to appreciate beneficial predator insects.
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Planter Maintenance with Precision Planting
How to Make Sure Your Row Cleaners Are Doing Their Job
Row cleaners are a must for your planter. You want to make sure they remove all of the residue so that your seed is only in contact with soil.
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No-Till Passport Series
Record-Breaking Soybean Harvest Projected for Brazil
Brazil is on track for a record-breaking soybean harvest in 2021-22, according to the National Supply Company in Brazil. The country is likely to remain the world leader in soybean production, followed by the U.S. and Argentina.
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Product Roundups
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Vertical-Tillage Product Roundup 2021
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Covering Up, Part 5: Building a More Efficient, Diverse Cover Crop System
This special 26 page report goes in-depth on the role of covers in a dynamic farm ecosystem. Kicking things off are the results of our 2021 Cover Crop Benchmark Study, detailing what a wide range of growers have to say about different topics related to all things cover crops.
Cover Crop Strategies
The editors of Cover Crop Strategies and No-Till Farmer created this 24-page special report to share ideas on getting covers established, using a roller-crimper for termination, successfully integrating livestock into a cover-crop system and using covers to transition away from an overdependence on herbicides and fertilizers.
Turning Your Sprayer into an Effective No-Till Asset
Make your spraying operations an even more valuable tool for your no-till system with this special 32-page management report. Get up to speed on the cost-saving precision spray technologies available on the market and pick up several how-to tips on improving application effectiveness. Plus, hear first-hand from No-Till Farmer readers as they share some of the updates they’ve made to their sprayers to ratchet up performance.
Getting More From Your Nitrogen Investment
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