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Nebraska Farmers Examine Cover Crop Water Use

August 5, 2011 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Nebraska Ag Connection

Farmers in Nebraska are researching how cover crops work in the north central region and, particularly, how they affect a dryland cropping system.

Researchers Find Positive Impacts In No-Till Systems

December 30, 2010

Source: The Prairie Star

Dickinson Research Extension Center in southwestern North Dakota has consistently found no-till to be a clear advantage for producers who use it in their rotational cropping systems.

Strip-Till Warms Soil, Conserves Moisture

September 17, 2010 | Posted in Water Management

Remote sensing will enable scientists to see if winter cover crops are improving water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.

No-Till Briefs

May 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting

No-tillers should be cautious about planting corn 2 inches deep or more, says Barry Fisher, Indiana state agronomist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Bending Equipment, Agronomics To Fit His Needs Pays

South Dakota no-tiller Terry Huss modifies new equipment to fit his dry conditions and goes against the trend by growing wheat with corn and soybeans.

By Ron Ross posted on December 1, 2009 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting

It doesn’t seem possible that I’ve been no-tilling for 30 years. I don’t know if you would call me a pioneer, but no-till was almost unheard of in north central South Dakota in 1979.

Failed Aerial Seeding Of Cover Crops Reported

October 9, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Reports are coming in from no-till farmers who cannot find seedlings in fields that received aerial application of cover crop seeds in late summer.

Take The Pressure Off Your No-Till Soils

Ag engineer Randy Raper offers some helpful hints for no-tillers wanting to tread more lightly for compaction prevention and management.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on September 1, 2009 | Posted in Equipment, Soil Health

Some things, like coal, do their best work under pressure; soils, however, do not. Compaction causes a laundry list of troubles, including ponding water, reduced nutrient availability, erosion, poor root development and the list goes on.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Strip-Tilling Boosts Yields With Colder, Heavier Soils

Yield monitor data indicates this Iowa father and son team may be able to slash nitrogen needs with corn by as much as 80 pounds per acre.

By Dean Fehl posted on February 1, 2006 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

My first “no-tilling” experiences were in 1989 when I planted soybeans directly into old corn rows. I saw immediate labor and fuel savings and harvested yields that were consistent with conventional tilling.

Residue Management Starts Now!

Harvest time is when you need to find ways to warm up your no-till soils next spring.

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2002 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

When it comes to effectively managing soil temperatures or moisture next spring in your no-tilled fields, your residue management strategies need to be in place this fall.

Ridge Till Continues To Gain Popularity

The winner of the Phoenix Rotary Equipment Ltd. conservation tillage essay contest explains the benefits of ridge tilling.

By Alan Bonifas posted on May 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management, Soil Health

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, many farmers in south-central Nebraska began drilling irrigation wells as they began flood irrigating row crops in furrows.

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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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