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Going All In with Regenerative Ag

What David Rourke is doing with regenerative agriculture on his 6,000-acre western Canadian no-till grain operation appears very extensive to many farmers

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 26, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Canadian no-tiller David Rourke is trying not to use herbicides or tillage, and he is even thinking about eliminating using fossil fuels from his farming operation.

Maiden See & Spray Voyage Delivers 87% Savings on Some No-Till Fields

No-tiller says spot-sprayer system’s ROI was significant on corn fields, but jury’s still out on soybean fields

By Noah Newman posted on July 18, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Eagle, Wis., no-tiller Tyler Troiola’s first experience with the John Deere See & Spray Premium retrofit kit is in the books, and overall, the system made a good first impression.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Tillers Make Decisions Based on ROI, Not Yield

Operation progresses to cover crops, grazing as newest generation builds on family farm's conservation commitment

By Martha Mintz posted on July 17, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

Mr. No-Till is what one farm magazine called my grandfather, Stanley, in a 1991 article. He got our Cedar Hill, Mo., operation started in the practice at the urging of his father in the early ’80s.

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If We Want to Boost Cover-Cropped Acres, More Growers Need to Shift to No-Till

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 3, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Lots of folks are saying we need to dramatically expand our cover crop acreage in an effort to improve soil health. But if this is going to happen over the next few years, the most effective way depends on many more farmers switching to no-tillage.

Playing “Small Ball” with No-Till & Cover Crops

By Noah Newman posted on June 25, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Time now for our Video of the Week. This one comes to us from Carlisle County, Ky. Brad Reddick reflects on his switch to no-till, and his son Joel explains why they’re playing small ball with cover crops.

Dry Spell Puts Cover Crops to the Test

By Mackane Vogel posted on June 8, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops

On this edition of the Cover Crop Connection, associate editor Mackane Vogel pays a visit to Jay Baxter’s farm in Georgetown, Del. The no-tiller takes us to one of his fields and shows how multiple cover crops species, including hairy vetch, buckwheat and winter annuals, are helping his soils retain moisture during a dry stretch.

Cover Crops Reduce Watershed's Nitrate Losses By Up to 48%

By Elise Koning posted on May 28, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

It may take some time, but cover crops combined with 4R nitrogen fertilizer management can reduce nitrate loads in water and improve water quality, according to research from Purdue and Illinois State Universities.

How to Integrate Smart Sprayers Into a No-Till System

Longtime no-tiller aims to cut down on chemicals with smart spray retrofit kit

By Noah Newman posted on May 28, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

No-tiller Tyler Troiola is using smart spray technology on his 2,800-acre corn, soybean and wheat operation near Eagle, Wis., for the first time, continuing a family tradition of innovation that dates back to the inaugural National No-Tillage Conference in 1993.

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No-Tillers Stand to Gain from Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Update

Update to U.S. tax credit mandates use of no-till, cover crops & efficient fertilizer for ethanol production to receive premium

By Michaela Paukner posted on May 28, 2024

Federal incentives to lower greenhouse gas emissions could result in additional money for no-tillers.

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[Podcast] The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Transitioning from Conventional to No-Till

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, Muncie, Ind., farmer Joe Hamilton shares the lessons he learned after the switch from conventional tillage to no-till in year 1 and beyond.

By Michaela Paukner posted on May 24, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

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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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