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Modern Agriculture Stifles Global Warming

November 16, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison

A new study reveals that optimizing yields on existing farmlands reduces net carbon emission compared with expanding tillable acres at the expense of forests, especially in the tropics.

Carbon Trading Grinds to a Halt in U.S.

November 10, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: Fox News, Reuters

The only national carbon trading market in the U.S. will close its doors next month, due to stalled legislation in Congress and Republican gains in the midterm elections.

Strip-Till Corn Profitability Tops Mulch-Till, No-Till

May 27, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Strip-till lost the bragging rights about yields to mulch-till in a 4-year, onfarm study conducted in Illinois. But profits from strip-till topped thos of mulch-till and no-till in the study.

Do Whatever It Takes

After analyzing production costs, weather expectations and anticipated supply and demand for nine crops, four family members determine each year’s cropping mix.

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 1, 2009 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Few no-till operations keep more detailed accounting records than the Wittman family farm at Culdesac, Idaho.

Gore to U.N.: No-Till Has Role In Climate Health

September 23, 2009 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: By Timothy Gardner, Reuters News Service.

Developing emissions markets to encourage farmers in poor countries to store more carbon dioxide in no-till soil should be a key topic on the U.N. climate talks agenda, global warming activist Al Gore said.

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