Soil Health Field Day
Date: 08/10/21
Location: Winona, MN
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Bill Kerr, a vegetable specialist and breeder of a range of vegetables, has been no-tilling for 18 years and says he’s seen a range of benefits. Conservation practices can build soils up to a point where you can realize maximum yields, higher water-holding capacity, greater disease resistance, better eelworm control and better-tasting vegetables with longer shelf life. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.
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Focus on Biology for Better Soil Health
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What You Should Know About No-Till Planters
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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.
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How to Calibrate a No-Till Grain Drill
Don't waste seed — or time — speculating whether or not your no-till grain drill is seeding at the right rate. Learn this easy way to calibrate your drill every time you use it.
Building a Planter from the Ground Up: Customized Row Units Produce Even Emergence
Markesan, Wis. no-tiller Allan Brooks and planter specialist Kurt Williams discuss how the row-unit attachment choices for Brooks’ new custom planter — from the Harvest International row cleaners to the 100% accurate electric-drive high-speed seed meters and the finger-till closing wheels — lead to precision emergence and picket-fence stands of sweet corn.
Adapting a Sidedress Rig to do Interseeding
Jeff Gaska, a no-tiller and strip-tiller from Columbus, Wis., explains how his Dalton sidedress rig was adapted to interseed cover crops between corn rows to extend livestock grazing opportunities and boost soil health.
How to Build a Strip-Till Rig from an Old Cultivator
No-tiller and strip-tiller Jeff Gaska of Columbus, Wis., shares how he turned a 12-row John Deere cultivator bar into a custom strip-till rig,
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No-Till 101
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Kenya’s Dryland Farmers Embrace Regenerative Farming to Brave Tough Climate
It’s an uncommon occurrence to see farms with flourishing healthy crops in Kenya’s semi-arid Makueni County. But in Kithiani village, Justus Kimeu’s 2-acre piece of land stands out from the rest. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries. -
‘Going Nuclear’ on Soil Erosion Losses in Uganda
The livelihoods of millions of Uganda citizens is rooted in the highlands — the mountainous or elevated regions of the East African country. These regions play a significant role in agriculture, which is the main source of income for many Ugandans, including for 70% of working women. These regions are also recognized as one of the key hotspots where land degradation, due to soil erosion, is rampant. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.
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No-Tilling Adds $112 Per Acre in Environmental Value for the Non-Farm Public
While many of our readers certainly recognize the positive impact no-till has on their farm’s profitability, most haven’t recognized the environmentally-friendly value it also brings to America’s non-farm population. By combining the extra cropping value enjoyed by growers with the climate-friendly environmental benefits of this practice, it’s apparent to me that we’ve been underselling the overall worth of no-till. -
Gaining Appreciation for the Roots of Modern Agriculture
On a recent road trip through eastern Iowa, a detour to visit the boyhood home of Norman Borlaug, a pioneer in plant breeding who helped save millions around the world from hunger in the 1960s, served as a good reminder of the importance of technological developments in agriculture — and the need to reassess practices on an ongoing basis. -
Fighting Through the Obstacles for a Regenerative Payoff
Read on to find out how a climate entrepreneur’s tour through the American Heartland shed light on the obstacles many growers are facing in scaling up regenerative agriculture on their operations.
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[Podcast] The Three Legged Stool of Soil Health with Jeremiah Durbin
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, we chat with independent crop consultant Jeremiah Durbin about those physical, chemical and biological aspects of soil health and how he uses his mechanical background to help trouble-shoot issues in the field.
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Planter Maintenance with Precision Planting
Seed Firmers and How to Properly Maintain Them
Good seed to soil contact is important. If a seed gets hung up on the furrow it will have a hard time imbibing water and germinating. Here's what you need to know about using and maintaining them.
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World Food Prize Winner: Soils Should Have Rights, Too
A pioneer in soil research and Conservation Agriculture, Dr. Rattan Lal paved the way in one of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) key areas of work.
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