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:
- Scaling No-Till Without More Equipment
- Is This the Year to Try Planting Green?
- Anatomy of a “Simple” No-Till Planter
- 5 Keys to Healthy Soil
- Installing No-Till Coulters on a John Deere 7000 Planter
Scaling No-Till Without More Equipment
Seventh-generation farmer Mark Burnham from Cobourg, Ontario, shares how he's scaled his no-till system without increasing his equipment fleet or labor demands. In this episode of Crop Chats, dive into the realities of farming complex topography, managing cover crops in a corn–azuki–wheat rotation and the mindset needed to make no-till work long-term.
Is This the Year to Try Planting Green?
Check out this YouTube Short from the DIY Farmers as they combine no-till and cover crops in a field of standing annual ryegrass and clover as well as volunteer wheat.
Anatomy of a “Simple” No-Till Planter
Should your no-till planter be simple and traditional, or are all the new bells and whistles worth the price and the time commitment? Check out this farmer’s idea of a “plain and simple” no-till planter.
5 Keys to Healthy Soil
In this webinar with Matt Powers of Regenerative Soil & Permaculture walks through what he believes to be the 5 biggest keys for healthier soil.
Installing No-Till Coulters on a John Deere 7000 Planter
Check out this video of a farmer installing no-till coulters on a John Deere 7000 planter on Knapp Farms — a family farm in Northwest Indiana that has beef cattle and honeybees and grows corn, hay and soybeans.
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