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Focus on Biology for Better Soil Health
For farmers aiming for sustainable and profitable crop production, optimizing soil health and function is the ultimate endgame.
What You Should Know About No-Till Planters
For no-tillers, the planter is the most crucial piece of equipment on their farm. This article will take you through the basic components of a no-till planter and provide you with tips for no-till planter maintenance from experienced pros in the industry.
Digging Into the Principles of Regenerative Ag
Based on the principles of building healthy soil, regenerative ag aims to not only sustain farm productivity but to actually work with nature to regenerate the soil, increase biodiversity and enhance the farming ecosystem.
Video Series with Charlie Berens
Ag States of America
Watch the latest video with host Charlie Berens featuring one of the 50 states and their contributions to the nation's agricultural landscape.
The Ag States of America series is brought to you by Pivot Bio.
No-Till Passport Series
Ecological Farming Proves Beneficial for Farmers in Africa
An international team of scientists has found that eco-friendly practices such as growing a range of crops, including legumes such as beans or pigeon peas, and adding plant residues or manure to soils can raise food crop yields in places such as rural Africa, where small-scale farmers cannot apply much nitrogen fertilizer.
Read more from the No-Till Passport series.
Join top strip-tillers, agronomists and researchers for 2 days of unrivaled learning and networking!
The National Strip-Tillage Conference returns August 3-4, 2023! Build and refine your strip-till system with dozens of new ideas and connections at the 10th anniversary National Strip-Tillage Conference in Bloomington, Ill., Aug. 3-4, 2023. Experience an energizing 2-day agenda featuring inspiring general session speakers, expert-led Strip-Till Classrooms and collaborative Strip-Till Roundtables. Plus, Certified Crop Adviser credits will be offered.
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Identify Soil Health Goals Before Starting Soil Tests
No-Tilling & Cover Cropping Every Acre Every Year
Could No-Till, Covers Have Avoided Dust Tragedy?
Industry News
- Syngenta's EQUENTO Uses Novel Mode of Action to Control Soil Pests
- How the USDA Will Collect Ag Data for Climate-Smart Commodities Program
- Dawn Equipment Shifts Certain Product Sales to SurePoint Ag Systems
- Direct Enterprises Launches Reclaim Biological for Residue Breakdown
- BASF introduces Revylok fungicide
No-Till Videos
No-Till Community Reflects on Life & Legacy of Dave Brandt
In this episode of Conservation Ag Update, we pay tribute to no-till legend Dave Brandt, who recently passed away from injuries sustained in a car crash. Fellow no-till legends who knew Dave best share their thoughts on the life and legacy of their friend.
How We Did It Docuseries: Calmer Corn Heads (part 1)
Learn more about how Calmer faced challenges both in the field and in turning his ideas into reality in part 1 of the extended three-part video interview in this episode of the “How We Did It” Docuseries.
Click here to watch Part 2: https://youtu.be/AVl8rrHirdQ
Click here to watch Part 3: https://youtu.be/Aa9z2Z0ae2c
Full Docuseries: https://www.farm-equipment.com/innovators-docuseries
Read "From Farmer to Innovator, Marion Calmer Paved the Way with Narrow Row Corn & the Tools to Harvest it"
TYM Introduces T115 and T130 Tractors
TYM Territory Manager Billy Smith shows off the company’s brand new tractor models, the T115 and T130 at the 2023 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky. As the largest tractor offerings from TYM, the T115 boasts 115 HP with the T130 with 130 HP, up from the previous iteration of the T110 series.
How We Did It Docuseries: Duo Lift Manufacturing (part 1)
Watch part one of an extended two-part video interview with Jim Hellbusch in this episode of the “How We Did it” Docuseries.
Click here to watch Part 2.
Full Docuseries: farm-equipment.com/innovators-docuseries
Click here to watch Part 2.
Full Docuseries: farm-equipment.com/innovators-docuseries
No-Till 101
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Top 10 No-Till Stories in May 2023
In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from farmers in the past month. -
Top 10 No-Till Stories in April 2023
In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from farmers in the past month. -
Winter Cover Crops Could Reduce Nitrogen in Drainage Water by 30%
As Corn Belt states seek ways to curb nitrogen flow from farms into the Gulf of Mexico, new University of Illinois research adds evidence for winter cover crops as an important part of the solution. -
Growers Sound Off on Right-to-Repair Concerns
When farmers were asked in an exclusive Lessiter Media email survey what they thought of the current right-to-repair issues, they didn’t hold back in voicing their opinions, feelings, thought and ideas.
No-Till Columns
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Soil Loss Due to Erosion & Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Cause for Alarm
By 2050 it’s estimated that there will be roughly 9.8 billion people on the globe, more than in the entire history of our species. -
Could No-Till, Covers Have Avoided Dust Tragedy?
While many no-tillers don’t want to come down hard on growers still using excessive tillage, some of our readers maintain the May 1 dust storm tragedy in central Illinois could have been prevented. -
Right-to-Repair Battle Heating Up
R2R is a controversial topic we felt needed extensive coverage and a subject that the general ag media doesn’t appear to have the courage to report on due to worries about picking sides with the big equipment makers and their advertising budgets. -
Clay Pope: Soil Erosion Costs Money
It still surprises me how many people fail to make the connection between conservation/climate-smart ag/soil health and the positive impact good natural resource management can have on your bottom line.
No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators Podcast
[Podcast] The Story No-Tiller Percy Schmeiser & HIs Monsanto Legal Battle
This episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Crop Vitality and Thio-Sul, is a departure from normal no-till history, but no less important. This episode details how a single no-tiller by the name of Percy Schmeiser fought an army of lawyers as agribusiness giant Monsanto accused the farmer of stealing its Roundup-Ready canola seed.
No-Till Influencers & Innovators podcast series is brought to you by Crop Vitality and Thio-Sul, the original thiosulfate liquid fertilizer.
Keep your nitrogen where it is most effective, in the soil, and available for plant uptake with liquid thiosulfate fertilizers by Crop Vitality. Recent studies have shown, Thio-Sul and KTS inhibit nitrogen losses to the atmosphere and waterways while providing essential nutrients including sulfur so your crops have what they need when they need it most. Visit Crop Vitality dot com for a deeper dive into nitrification inhibition and the benefits of all Crop Vitality's fertilizers.
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The Andersons PureGrade
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Equipment Maintenance with Precision Planting
Check out these equipment maintenance articles and tips from Precision Planting in our Seeding Maintenance and Planter Maintenance series below.
Product Roundups
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Fertilizer & Soil Amendments Product Roundup 2023
Check out the latest fertilizer and soil amendment products from some of the industry's leading suppliers. -
Fertilizer Application Product Roundup 2023
Check out the latest fertilizer application products from some of the industry's leading suppliers. -
National Farm Machinery Show Exhibitor Roundup 2023
Check out the latest offerings from these exhibitors scheduled to be at the 2023 National Farm Machinery Show.
Top Store Items
No-Till Farming Market in the U.S.: A 10-Year Study into the Practice & Trends
This multi-billion dollar investment into conservation ag will undoubtedly raise awareness for the benefits of no-till farming and drive adoption in the U.S. It’s more important now than ever that dealers and manufacturers understand no-till farming, what it can do for their customers and the potential demand for equipment it will create on the heels of these investments.
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From Maverick to Mainstream: A History of No-Till Farming [2nd Edition]
Enjoy the 2nd Edition of the must have book for anybody involved in agriculture. This stunning and unique collection of no-till stories, photographs, facts, and figures chronicles the history of no-till farming from the early years through today. This extraordinary hardbound book takes a decade-by-decade look at the world of no-till as seen through the eyes of those who observed the many changes in no-till since the first commercial U.S. plot in 1962.
No-Till Corn: Pushing the Boundaries of Yield Potential
This 16-page special report offers tips and guidance from growers at or near the height of their talents. Learn what challenges they face, from managing equipment to self-control, and find advice and valuable information to help you reach the same level of success that they have.
No-Till & Cover Crops Handbook
Transitioning from conventional farming to no-till and incorporating the use of cover crops requires a higher level of management, but with No-Till Farmer's new No-Till & Cover Crops Handbook, you now have easy access to the critical information you need on field preparation, equipment requirements, how no-till and covers impact other agronomic practices and more.