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70 Times Less No-Till Runoff

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2011 | Posted in Water Management

Winter wheat is the main crop in the Pacific Northwest and growers normally seed around 2.2 million acres every fall. Yet year after year, an average of anywhere from 1.3 to 22.3 tons of silt loam soil erodes from every acre that is in wheat production.

No-Till Not Main Culprit With Phosphorus Runoff

May 17, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: www.oh.nrcs.usda.gov/technical

As increased levels of dissolved phosphorus in farm fields are identified as a major factor in the number of algal blooms in Lake Erie, some are pointing to no-till planting as one of the primary causes of the phosphorus run-off.

Study: Continuous No-Till Lacking In Lake Erie Drainage Area

May 8, 2011 | Posted in Residue Management

Source: Ohio Ag Connection

A recently completed five-year study of conservation tillage practices in the 4.9 million acre Western Lake Erie Basin watershed reveals that most fields in the watersheds are either tilled conventionally or stirred with mulch tillage at least once every three to five years.

Ohio Lab That Did No-Till Research May Close

April 4, 2011 | Posted in Residue Management, Water Management

Source: Coshocton Tribune (Ohio)

The USDA Agricultural Research Service's fiscal year 2012 budget proposes closing the North Appalachian Experimental Watershed (NAEW) in White Eyes Township, Ohio.

[Video] Steve Groff's No-Till, Cover-Crop Operation Featured in IMAX Production

March 8, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Cover Crop Solutions

Steve Groff's No-Till, Cover-Crop Operation Featured In IMAX Production About Chesepeake Bay

USDA Funding Conservation Projects Along Mississippi River Basin

December 1, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund existing conservation projects in 41 eligible watersheds in 12 states this fiscal year as part of its Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative.

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Cover Crop Incentives Are Gobbled Up Fast

October 1, 2001 | Posted in Cover Crops

Within a brief period of time, no-tillers and other farmers within four counties in designated watersheds on Maryland's Western Shore applied for more than $350,000 of cost-sharing for seeding cover crops this fall.

No-Till Boosts Your Profits

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2001 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Besides providing modest cuts in production expenses, the expanded acreage of no-till in northwestern Ohio is boosting farm productivity and reducing pollution concerns.

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