NDSU Intensive Biochar Workshop
Date: 04/15/19
Location: Menoken, ND
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When Michael Thompson was 18 he envisioned himself joining his parents in their farming operation in northwestern Kansas and becoming a dedicated, 100% cash grain farmer. However, life and generations of conventional farming got in the way.
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No-Till Farmer's Mike Lessiter met in Washington, D.C. on March 12th with the new NRCS Chief, Matthew Lohr. In part 3 of this video we discuss the adoption of no-till farming across the country and the incentives and cost sharing options available to farmers interested in making the change.
Topcon Agriculture's new Apollo System for Strip-Till Situations and Variable Application
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No-Till Farmer's Mike Lessiter met in Washington, D.C. on March 12th with the new NRCS Chief, Matthew Lohr. In part 1 of this video we share a segment of their conversation in which fifth-generation farmer Lohr discusses his family's Virginia farm, conservation standards and the new farming bill.
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Pulling Out the ‘Recipe’ for Cover Crop Success
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A Lesson in Quorum Sensing, and What Matters in Your Soils
A speaker at No-till on the Plains shares some fascinating information about quorum sensing and its potential to harness the power of microbes to improve water retention in soils and produce food of higher nutritional quality.
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The Future of No-Till and Cover Crops with New NRCS Chief, Matthew Lohr
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, Lessiter Media president Mike Lessiter sits down for an exclusive one-on-one talk with the newly appointed 16th chief of the NRCS, Matthew Lohr.
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Understanding Soil Health — Where We Are and Where We Need to Go
What is “soil health?” Ask 10 people this question, and you’ll likely get 10 different answers. Dr. Zouheir Massri will help you understand soil health as its related to soil functionality and where we need to go to take soil health to the next level in this free No-Till Farmer webinar sponsored by AgroLiquid.
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Fertilizer & Soil Amendments Product Roundup 2019
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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
Discover numerous tools and application strategies at your disposal today including the case for moving nitrogen (N) applications in corn to later in the season and the potential that crop sensors are showing for targeted N applications to increase efficiency and profitability. Plus, learn about certain species of cover crops that can fix significant amounts of N.
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