Soil Management Summit
Date: 12/15/20
Location: Mankato, MN
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During long hours in the cab planting soybeans primarily in tall cereal rye, Andrew Reuschel began taking a mental inventory of the active cover crops he was no-tilling into with his Kinze 2600 planter this year.
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Regenerative Farming Effects on Water Quality
Addressing a gathering of the Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil & Healthy Water, Russell Hedrick of Hickory, N.C., shares a presentation on the impacts on water quality that can be realized by utilizing regenerative ag practices, such as growing cover crops, reducing soil disturbance, maintaining soil armor, and integrating livestock.
No-Tilling...Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with Frank Lessiter
In a presentation to the Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil and Healthy Water, Frank Lessiter shares stories about the past, present and future of no-till farming, including some of the crazy contraptions that got no-till started, obstacles that threatened the viability of the movement, global successes and challenges and more.
InRowl Roller Provides Options for Cover Crop Growers
Justin Landeck of Dawn Equipment introduces the new Underground Ag InRowl cover crop roller, specially designed for rolling covers after planting a cash crop.
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The Dos and Don’ts of Setting Up Farm Trials, Part One
In part one of a two-part series about setting up farm trials, row crop and livestock farmer Michael Vittetoe shares his insight in this blog from GO Seed. -
Benefits of a Cover Crop Mix Versus a Single Species Cover Crop
The decision whether to mix species or plant a single species as a cover crop depends on your goals, time of the year, and costs. Planting a mix can increase biodiversity on a farm and can also insure against weather extremes, since different species will thrive in different weather conditions. Read more in this article from the University of Nebraska. -
Soil: Water Reservoir for Crop Production
Elwyn Taylor, Iowa State University climatologist, reported that 200-bushel corn needs 19 to 23 inches of water during the growing season. For 200-bushel corn at 75 degree F (soil temperature), corn needs 1-acre inch of water per week, doubling to 2 inches at 85 degrees F, and doubling again to 4 inches at 95 degrees F. Read more in this article from Ohio's Country Journal. -
Cover Crops Lower Cropping Input Costs
Cover crops have proven benefits for soil health. A recent Iowa Soybean Association study shows that cover crops can also reduce the input costs associated with growing crops. Read more in this article from the Environmental Defense Fund.
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Don’t Overlook Drill Calibration to Get Cover Crops Off to a Good Start
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Sometimes it’s Best to Let the Pictures Do the Talking
Clay Pope discusses what’s going on with the fields where he planted a 17-way cover crop mix vs. neighboring farms where wheat ground is being worked ahead of planting. -
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Bring CRP Land Back into Production with No-Till
The best way to save a decade’s worth of priceless soil and water improvements is to no-till Conservation Reserve Program ground coming back into ag production.
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7 Reasons to Use Cover Crops with Loran Steinlage and Jay Baxter
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast brought to you by Pivot Bio, West Union, Iowa no-tiller Loran Steinlage sat down with Jay Baxter, who no-tills more than 2,000 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat, sweet corn, and more in Georgetown, Delaware, in a conversation that was moderated by Jen Nelson of Resource Smart.
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