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Tillage Limits Early-Season Phosphorus

May 1, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Source: Grainews

Tillage may get you in the field faster, but it also disrupts mycorrhizae fungi networks, which relay nutrients and compounds to plants, says Grainews.

Eliminate the Terms ‘Tillage’ and ‘No-Till’

April 7, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

Would we not be better off to get rid of the terms tillage and no till and talk about soil management?

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Light Tillage Not the Answer

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 5, 2017

A few months back, Ohio State University agronomists produced a website article suggesting that no-tillers consider limited tillage. They felt numerous concerns with soil damage, weed control and disease pathogens and insects that survive on crop residue could be remedied with light tillage.

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This Month in No-Till History: National Soil Dynamics Lab Conducts First Test

April 5, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

The world's first full-size laboratory designed to study the relationships between tillage tools and traction equipment, and various types of soils, conducted its first test 82 years ago this month.

Is the Plow Going Extinct?

January 3, 2017 | Posted in Equipment

Source: Kiplinger

Kiplinger predicts the moldboard plow will soon be an item that will disappear forever, as "modern farmers have little use for it."

No-Tillers Agree: Using Tillage to Remedy Problems is Not a Solution

December 10, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection, Water Management

We weren't the only ones unhappy with Ohio State University Extension's suggestion to till no-till fields. Here are some of the responses we've seen from no-tillers and others who support the practice.

From the Desk of Laura Barrera

When is it Time for a No-Till Field to Be Tilled? Never!

By Laura Barrera posted on December 6, 2016 | Posted in Residue Management, Seeding & Planting

I was disappointed to see a recent article suggest that no-tillers consider tilling their fields when certain problems pop up without exploring other management options first.

Tillage Can't Improve Soil Health

October 29, 2016 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Source: South Dakota State University Extension

There appears to be an attempt to improve soil health in a number of tilled fields, but South Dakota State University Extension warns that it's only a Band-Aid to solving a bigger problem.

Rotation, Cover Crops Impact Cotton Yields More Than Tillage

July 3, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

Source: Texas A&M AgriLife

After comparing cotton under no-till, strip-till and conventional tillage rotations, an environmental soil scientist says he's seeing greater water infiltration rates following cover crops and crop rotation regardless of tillage.

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Soil Health in Field and Forage Crop Production

Improve Soil Health for Higher Yields and Long-Term Profitability!

| Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Productive agriculture depends on healthy soil. Soil guarantees that nutrients are made available in sufficient amounts during a plant’s life cycle and it holds water that is then available to plants. It also provides many critical ecosystem functions that are necessary for life. In this free publication from Penn State University, you’ll learn how you can protect this valuable resource through no-till.

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No-Tiller Plants Entire Corn Crop with Driverless Tractor

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we catch up with young Kentucky no-tiller Quint Pottinger to see how he autonomously planted his entire crop in 2026. Senior editor John Dobberstein checks in from the CTIC Conservation in Action Tour in Scotland Neck, N.C., where no-tiller Zeb Winslow III talks about his multi-species cover crop program.

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