Milan No-Till Field Day
Date: 07/23/20
Location:
View Event
Advertise Follow Us
After harvest in the fall, farmers take the harvested crops to market or store them on their farm. They don't take the whole plant from the field, though. The leftover parts of the plant, like the stalk and leaves from corn, remain in the field. This debris is called crop residue. Read more in this article from Phys.org and the American Society of Agronomy.
Must Read Free Eguides
Download these helpful knowledge building tools
- 5 Pillars for No-Till Farming Effectively, Efficiently
- Making the Precision Basics Even Better with Implement Guidance
- Focusing on Smarter, Sustainable Fertilizing Strategies
- How No-Tilling Can Help Growers Ease Flooding Issues
This month's digital sponsors:
No-Till Resources
Virtual National Strip-Tillage Conference
Join today's top strip-tillers, agronomists and researchers for 3-days of unrivaled online learning and networking during the 2020 Virtual National Strip-Tillage Conference. Discover cutting-edge ideas, techniques and strategies from the most innovative, forward-thinking minds in strip-till today to raise your level of strip-till profitability, efficiency and efficacy. Register now for just $49. LEARN MORE
Events
Poll
Current Issue
No-Till Farmer
Get full access NOW to the most comprehensive, powerful and easy-to-use online resource for no-tillage practices. Just one good idea will pay for your subscription hundreds of times over.
What I've Learned from No-Tilling: On-Farm Testing and Evaluation Lead to 100% No-Till Adoption
Banking on the Soil for No-Till Success
Residue Removal Doesn’t Pay
Industry News
- Drop Tube Kit Available for AGCO RoGator AirMax Precision R1/R2
- Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM) Announces 2021 Product Launch
- New VitTellus Bio Soil Health Test Available
- USDA Crop Progress Shows One Third of Soybeans Blooming
- Corteva Acquires Full Ownership of PhytoGen Seed Company
No-Till Videos
Allan Brooks on Why He Uses a Harvest International Planter
Allan Brooks no-tills 2,200 acres of vegetables in Markesan, Wis. We caught up with him at the 2020 National No-Tillage Conference, where he explained how he came to use Harvest International planters and reveals the new one he had built for the 2020 planting season.
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.
No-Till 101
-
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. -
Crop Residue Affects Soil Life Between Growing Seasons
After harvest in the fall, farmers take the harvested crops to market or store them on their farm. They don't take the whole plant from the field, though. The leftover parts of the plant, like the stalk and leaves from corn, remain in the field. This debris is called crop residue. Read more in this article from Phys.org and the American Society of Agronomy. -
New Cover Crop Information Map Centralizes Research and Farm Trial Data
As interest and integration of cover crops accelerate, the industry has been challenged in its ability to provide easy to access, comprehensive information. Recently, cover crop application company GO SEED developed the Cover Crop Information Map to provide a free, centralized platform for knowledge exchange.
No-Till Columns
-
Less Disturbance, More Biomass: it’s the Only Option
Read how no-till, cover crops and ruminant-grazing systems hold the key to helping organic no-till systems sequester soil carbon in the soil and meet their potential for feeding the population. -
Walking the Walk with No-Till
California is the hub of some of the most strenuous environmental regulations in the nation, but when it comes to preserving groundwater resources the state hasn’t been very progressive historically. That appears to be changing for the better — read on to see why. -
No-Tillers Always Looking for a Better Way
Ever since 1962 when Harry Young planted his first no-till plot in Herndon, Ky., no-tillers have been pushing the envelope, always looking for a better way to farm. Over and over again, they’ve tweaked, poked and prodded their equipment, leading to innovations that have saved time, labor, water and topsoil for farmers worldwide. -
Residue Removal Doesn’t Pay
Over the years, we’ve written numerous articles on the value of leaving all the crop residue in no-tilled fields. Veteran no-tillers have told us they wouldn’t part with any residue, even with a price tag of $100 a ton.
No-Till Farmer Podcast
Biological Farming with Gary Zimmer
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast brought to you by FR8STAR, we met up with Gary Zimmer, also known as the “father” of biological farming, on the grounds of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's estate, where he talked about his system of biological farming.
No-Till Farmer's podcast series is brought to you by FR8STAR.
Transporting heavy machinery doesn’t have to be a hassle. FR8STAR makes it easy with an online marketplace that connects you for free with a trusted network of professional brokers and carriers. Find out more at FR8STAR.com.
Top Directory Listings
Yetter Farm Equipment
Finding solutions to the problems farmers face is what inspired Harry and Etta Yetter to open a small machine shop in west central Illinois in the 1930s. Today, four generations later, Yetter continues the tradition of solving agricultural problems to meet the needs of producers all over the world.
Needham Ag Technologies, LLC
Needham Ag understands the role of technology in making better use of limited resources within a specific environment by drawing on a wealth of global experience to overcome the challenges facing today's farmers, manufacturers and dealers.
Titan International, Inc
Titan offers a full line of wheels, tires and undercarriage products for a wide variety of off-the-road equipment.
The Andersons PureGrade
The Andersons grows enduring relationships through extraordinary service, a deep knowledge of the market, and a knack for finding new ways to add value as we have done for nearly 70 years.
Farm Innovations Review
Grower Product Showcase
This month's featured products geared towards farmers:
Product Roundups
-
Cover Crop Seed Product Roundup 2020
Check out the latest cover crop seeds from some of the industry's leading suppliers. -
Ditchers & Water Management Product Roundup 2020
Check out the latest in ditchers and water management from some of the industry's leading suppliers. -
Grain Handling & Storage Product Roundup 2020
Check out the latest grain handling and storage products from some of the industry’s leading suppliers.
Top Store Items
Going After Bigger Profits with Organic No-Till
Map out a smooth transition to organic no-till production and help make your farm operation more profitable in the long run with this special 32-page no-till management report.
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.