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Conservation Ag Operator Fellow & No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick walks through the specs of his 35-foot wide John Deere Draper Platform and Gandy Air Seeders that he uses to seed cover crops while harvesting all in one pass.
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No-Till Videos
One Pass Only: Seeding Cover Crops While Harvesting
Conservation Ag Operator Fellow & No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick walks through the specs of his 35-foot wide John Deere Draper Platform and Gandy Air Seeders that he uses to seed cover crops while harvesting all in one pass.
How We Did It Docuseries: Martin Industries (part 2)
Learn more about how Martin Industries overcame adversity and executed their big idea in this episode of the “How We Did It” Docuseries.
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Measuring No-Till Yield by Bushels Per Inch of Water
On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, longtime no-tiller Rick Bieber explains why he’s not a big fan of the word “yield” and shares his unique way for measuring yield on his Trail City, S.D., farm.
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Carbon Farming Basics that Every No-Tiller Should Know
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2022 US Census of Agriculture Reports Increase in No-Till Acres, Decrease in Conservation Tillage
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Who Exactly is the ‘Little Guy’ in Attacks on Ag?
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[Podcast] Raising Nearly 300-Bushel No-Till Corn
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Unlocking Your Corn's Yield Potential
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