No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's world from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web:
- No-Till Could Have Prevented Dust Storm in Corn Belt
- No-Till Resources for Drought & Heat Stress
- Farmer on TikTok Says Dave Brandt Inspired Him to Try No-Till, Already Seeing Benefits
- Lasers Control Weeds in Specialty Crops without Tillage
- No-Tilling 30-Inch Soybeans with Precision Corn Planter
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No-Till Could Have Prevented Dust Storm in Corn Belt
In this article, written by 3 no-till legends Dan Reicosky, Randall Reeder and the late Dave Brandt, as well as esteemed professor of soil science Rattan Lal, read about why dust storms like the one that caused the recent I-55 tragic crash shouldn’t happen in the Corn Belt and why no-till could be the answer to making sure similar incidents don’t happen again.
Dust storms can have a major impact on environmental quality and the health and well-being of humans and animals. Source: American Meteorological Society/Lindsey Pound
No-Till Resources for Drought & Heat Stress
With 15 states in the U.S. in severe or exceptional drought, this web page from Purdue University’s Agriculture College offers a compilation of drought and heat stress-related articles and resources specific to field crop production. All links provided have been written by crop experts from around the Corn Belt.
Farmer on TikTok Says Dave Brandt Inspired Him to Try No-Till, Already Seeing Benefits
Alex Doll, known better by his TikTok username of Grandpa Doll, posted this video explaining how he first learned about no-till and cover crops from watching Dave Brandt’s videos on YouTube a few years ago. Doll has been trying no-till for a couple years, and this year he planted his first standing cover crop.
@grandpa.doll Population on the cover needs to be doubled #covercrop #covercrops #rollcrimp #notill #fyp #farmtok #farmlife #plant2023 #johndeere #caseih #newholand ♬ original sound - Alex "Grandpa" Doll
Lasers Control Weeds in Specialty Crops without Tillage
In this video from Carbon Robotics, watch and hear laser weeding in densely planted chard. This new technology allows for chemical-free, no-till weed control in specialty crops and may eventually target weeds in broadacre commodity row crops.
Watch and hear laser weeding in densely planted chard.
— Wevolver (@WevolverApp) May 30, 2023
By leveraging artificial Intelligence and laser technology, Carbon Robotics delivers chemical-free, no-till, weed control for specialty crops.
Video source: @carbon_robotics #robotics #agritech #technology #laser #AI pic.twitter.com/yd8sGnLjgQ
No-Tilling 30-Inch Soybeans with Precision Corn Planter
In this video, Steven Abell of JJnS Farms in Aylmer, Ont., demonstrates how he is dealing with drought in his part of Canada and why he uses a corn planter for no-tilling 30 inch soybeans.
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