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“Only three things can bring soils back to their natural organic matter level: permanent forestland, permanent pasture or continuous no-tilling...” — Carlos Crovetto, Conception, Chile
CHALLENGE THE EXPERTS. Conference speakers often tackle even more specific questions from attendees after scheduled presentations.
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More Continuous No-Till Needed
Dan Towery called on growers to shoot for higher profitability by transitioning to continuous no-till. The former staffer at the Conservation Tillage Information Center estimated only 10-15% of U.S. cropland has been continuously no-tilled for over 5 years.
Towery says any yield drag with continuous no-till is due to poor management decisions during the transition.
Strip-Tilling Still Another Option
Jim Kinsella, a widely known no-tiller, advocated the use of strip-tilling to take full advantage of the warm, dry seedbed of conventional tilling while also reaping the environmental benefits of no-tilling.
The Lexington, Ill., grower suggests fall strip-tilling ahead of corn provides low-cost insurance against the slow growth in a cold and wet spring.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.
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