Josh Payne

No-Tiller, Concordia, Mo.

CLASSROOM #16: Getting to the ‘How and Why’ on No-Tilling Green

With ever-tightening planting windows, farmers must consider how to effectively establish cash crop stands while maintaining soil structure and building soil health and nutrient availability. ‘Planting green’ into a living cover crop can alleviate some of those issues, but it comes with its own set of challenges, says Josh Payne.

The Concordia, Mo., no-tiller of 800 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat shares the “how and why” of planting green, including both the successes and failures he’s experienced along the way. He also shares the multiple strategies and planter setups he and his neighbors have tried in the process of making this dynamic no-till planting system successful.