2019 Healthy Soil Summit
Date: 08/21/19
Location: Davis, CA
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OptiSurface Launches New In-Cab Machine Controls for Tiling and Water Management
Preston Marthey, Global Sales Manager with OptiSurface announces their new in-cab machine controls for simpler controls managing water infiltration and tiling.
No-Tiller Creates Own Roller for Planting Green
Hatton, Mo., no-tiller Luke Linenbringer talks about the roller attachment he built for his John Deere 7340 planter to flatten cereal rye at planting. Linenbringer rolls, plants, sprays herbicides and applies fertilizer all in one pass. “I’ve had conventional soybeans that I’ve not gone back to check until harvest. It’s a two-pass system,” he says.
Aulari Air Cart Cuts Passes, Boosts Efficiency for No-Tiller
Linus Rothermich talks about the features of this 5-ton Aulari ALR2304AM air cart he uses to place fertilizer at planting and for sidedressing nitrogen for corn. He’s putting nearly all his fertilizer down with the machine and has eliminated the need to put fertilizer in the crop rows. The Auxvasse, Mo., no-tiller says he’s working to eliminate yellow, nutrient-deficient corn in spring.
Multi-Tasking Cover Crops Smother Weeds, Build No-Tilled Soils
Alan Weber discusses his use of cereal rye and other cover crops on his farm near Nelson, Mo., where he runs a diversified crop and livestock operation. He’s found cereal rye is especially useful in reducing pigweed and waterhemp pressure and cover crops as a while are saving him $35-$50 an acre on hay needed for grazing.
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Weather Presents Unique Opportunity for Soil Stewardship
A series of natural disasters has left many fields throughout the Midwest unplanted this year. More than 3 million acres of corn were not planted. At the time I penned this, over 19 million soybean acres remained to be planted. Many of those acres will not get planted. While this is certainly unfortunate, it can also be an opportunity. -
USDA-RMA Announces Change to Haying and Grazing Date for Prevent Plant Acres in 2019
Farmers who planted cover crops on prevented plant acres will be permitted to hay, graze or chop those fields earlier than November this year, the USDA announced. -
Planting with Seedling Diseases and Low Germination Rates
According to the U.S. Midwest Climate Hub, Midwestern states have seen precipitation 2-3 times above average. Coupled with already saturated soils, melting snow and flooding from the Missouri River, fields are looking more like swamps than planter ready. -
Pulling Out the ‘Recipe’ for Cover Crop Success
New easy-to-use fact sheets made available by the Midwest Cover Crop Council are designed to help beginning cover crop users get off to a successful start.
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The Best Water-Saving Strategy Starts with What You DON’T Do
There are lots of solutions on the table to improve water-use efficiency and address food production challenges the world is facing. But the root of these strategies needs to start with the soil. -
Less Dust with More No-Till
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Dryland Cover Crop Study Paints Mixed Picture, But Hope for Future
A technical bulletin released detailing the feasibility of cover crops in southwest Colorado and southeast Utah painted a mix picture, but still drew some favorable conclusions for the future of covers in semi-arid climates. -
Calculating the Value of Cover Crops
Cover crops and other regenerative agriculture practices have been getting a massive amount of attention lately. There have been stories about them in major news outlets like Forbes and the New York Times and politicians have been working these concepts into their speeches and climate platforms, spreading the word about the benefits of keeping the soil covered with diverse living plants.
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The Dangers and Opportunities of Growing Hemp
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Midwest Bio-Tech, we hear from long-time no-tiller Steve Groff , who explains everything from hemp basics to best methods for weed control, general fertility tips, and what can go wrong with your hemp crop.
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Focusing on Smarter, Sustainable Fertilizing Strategies
In agriculture, improved management practices have to make sense in dollars and cents. Sustainable agriculture means stewardship of the land, air and water — but it also means doing this in a way that is profitable over the long-term. Sustaining and further improving crop yield is the best objective of soil health. Continuous improvement of crop yield is extremely dependent on how we plan to invest and sustain the soil ecosystem to withstand environmental threats and stripping of key nutrients needed to sustain agriculture.
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Product Roundups
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Farm Progress Show Product Roundup 2019
Check out the latest offerings from these exhibitors scheduled to be at the 2019 Farm Progress Show. -
Vertical-Tillage Product Roundup 2019
Check out the latest vertical-tillage products from some of the industry's leading suppliers. -
Soil Biologicals Product Roundup 2019
Check out the latest biologicals and crop enhancers from some of the industry's leading suppliers.
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Going After Bigger Profits with Organic No-Till
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Banking on Progressive Precision Practices to Improve ROI
Get perspective and direct experience from other no-tillers, strip-tillers, researchers and industry experts on how current precision tools are paying off and how to prepare to make the most of the innovations of the future.
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.