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Wise Words Gathered from No-Tillers

By Randall Reeder posted on January 19, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Here are a few highlights from the Ohio No-Till Council’s “Ohio No-Till News” and events columns that appeared in Ohio’s Country Journal during 2023.

Solving Vertical Destratification for Higher Corn Yields

National No-Tillage Conference Returns Jan. 9-12

November 28, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Learn when to consider different minimal tillage systems in a no-till operation, the economic and environmental impacts of surface-applied phosphorus and potassium, and how yields in the various systems are impacted by nutrient placement during the general session, "Solving Vertical Destratification for Higher Corn Yields."

No-Till Briefs: December 2023

October 30, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health

Diverse Rotations Improve Soil Biology, Yields
Adjust Corn Head Angle for Harvest
Covers Reduce Inputs, Maintain Yield
Check Your Speed While Planting
Seed Companies Pushing Cover Crops
Nitrogen Stabilizer Performance Varies
Glyphosate, No-Till Improve Sustainability
Cover Crops Increase Soil Organic Matter

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No-Till Highlights: Oct. 26, 2023

October 26, 2023

No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. The Best of the Web series is brought to you by Purple Cow Organics.

[Podcast] Marion Calmer Solves Your Combine’s Soybean Harvest Problems

In today’s episode of the podcast, brought to you by SOURCE®️ by Sound Agriculture, we’re bringing you Calmer’s 2023 National No-Tillage Conference presentation about top tips for setting your combine for a stellar soybean harvest.

August 25, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Conservation Ag Update

LIVE from the National Strip-Tillage Conference PTI Farm Workshop

By Noah Newman posted on August 4, 2023

In this episode of Conservation Ag Update, we’re taking the show on the road this week, broadcasting from Precision Planting’s PTI Farm ahead of the 10th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference. On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, PTI Farm manager Jason Webster gives an inside scoop on why the 400-acre research farm in Pontiac, Ill., attracts thousands of people from all over the globe. This episode of Conservation Ag Update is brought to you by Yokohama Off-Highway Tires

Nutrient Management

How Much Do Stratified Soils Cost in Dollars & Bushels?

In No-Till Legend Marion Calmer’s attempt to destratify his soils from decades of broadcasting fertilizer, he discovers the practice is costing him in yield and return on investment.

By Laura Barrera posted on May 24, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

No-Till Legend Marion Calmer has a confession. He broke the No.1 rule of being a no-tiller and moldboard plowed part of a long-term no-till field.

1993: National No-Tillage Conference Debuts

The idea for a national no-till meeting turned into a juggernaut for 3 decades and counting.

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 2, 2022

While the “original” events in Hawaii were discontinued in 1980, we’d considered producing an event like the National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC) for years. But we always had more than we could handle in getting our magazines, newsletters and books out the door. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.

Placing Soil Stratification Under a Microscope

By collecting soil samples by the inch, veteran no-tiller Marion Calmer pinpointed why he was seeing nutrient deficiencies in his crops, despite soil tests indicating otherwise.

By Laura Barrera posted on November 3, 2022 | Posted in Nutrient Management

It was at the 2017 National No-Tillage Conference that Marion Calmer began to wonder if stratification was a problem on his no-till farm in Alpha, Ill.

National No-Tillage Conference Outstanding Presentation Award Recipients

September 28, 2022

Each year we request feedback from our valued National No-Tillage Conference attendees regarding the presentations they participate in to determine who our top speakers are annually at the event. The following is a list of all recipients of the NNTC Outstanding Presentation Award based on attendee rankings.

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Cover Crops, Strip-Till Spark Desert Soil Revival

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we pay a visit to Strip-Till Innovator Robert Boyle’s farm in Coolidge, Ariz., for an up-close look at how he’s transforming his soils with cover crops and diverse rotations.

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