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:
- Innovators Who Transformed American Agriculture
- Soil Health = Human Health
- Iowa Farm Improved With No-Till
- No-Tilling to Increase Profitability
- Regenerative Agriculture Impacts Entire Ecosystem
Innovators Who Transformed American Agriculture
American agriculture has been driven forward by innovative men and women and their work influences how farmers operate today. Check out this article to read about 10 inventors, entrepreneurs, scientists and scholars who made history on and off the farm.
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Source: Wisconsin Historical Society
Soil Health = Human Health
No-till helps build soil health, which has a direct influence on the quality of food people eat. Listen to this short video for a concise explanation that farmers can use to help the general public understand the importance of soil health.
Iowa Farm Improved With No-Till
Guthrie County, Iowa, farmer Robert Harvey began using cover crops in 2012 after severe drought. In this video, he shares his cover crop experiences and provides pointers on no-till with cover crops, including the use of a roller crimper to terminate cereal rye.
No-Tilling to Increase Profitability
This Michigan farmer shares why his farm has transitioned more acres to no-till. Based on data from his John Deere Ops Center, he decided that due to high diesel prices, he would transition to no-till.
Regenerative Agriculture Impacts Entire Ecosystem
Mark Noland is rethinking the way he cultivates cotton, corn, soybeans and wheat in Friars Point, Miss., to conserve his farm's soil health and maintain a strong family farm for his daughters and future generations. In this video, Mark explains how his family farm is shifting to regenerative farming, and highlights the changes he sees already: more earthworms and organic matter in the soil, better water infiltration and clearer water in Long Lake, with thriving wildlife.
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