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Cover Crops Promote Higher Yields, Healthier Soils

Grower breaks up compaction & fights pests with several species in Great Lakes region

By Noah Newman posted on October 11, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Fourth-generation farmer John Burk grows corn, soybeans, dry beans, sugar beets and wheat across 4,300 acres in Bay City, Mich., just 10 miles south of Lake Huron.

Managing Inputs for Maximum Returns

With ingenuity & engineering, Gregg Sauder & family work out a system for putting nutrients & water right where they’re needed

By Gregg Sauder posted on October 11, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

I'm a farmer above all. If I could just do one thing, I would farm, but I figured out that I have to have other things to do to help pay for that.

Innovative Technologies Enhance No-Till Fall Phosphorous Efficiency

By James Paterson posted on September 20, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

The efficient application of phosphorus fertilizers in no-till systems is crucial for achieving optimal crop yields. However, several challenges are associated with fall-applied phosphorus, such as fixation in soil, runoff and leaching, soil pH, and the misconception that banked phosphorus is always available.

No-Tiller Wins 3rd Place in 2023 Illinois Wheat Yield Contest

September 8, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Third place in the Illinois Wheat Association's 2023 Wheat Yield Contest was secured by wheat farmer Kurt Sudholt of Clinton County, Ill.

Soil Livestock Makes Farming Easier for Longtime No-Tiller

40 years of no-till helps upper Midwest farmer eliminate erosion problems & boost soil organic matter

By Noah Newman posted on August 31, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Tuscola County, Mich., no-tiller Tom Hess always has one eye on the future. He has never shied away from thinking outside the box either, dating back to his days at Michigan State.

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Constant Soil Testing Reduces No-Tiller’s Annual Costs By $164,000

Russell Hedrick, the current dryland corn yield world record holder, relies on regenerative practices & meticulous management to guide nutrient decisions

By Julienne Isaacs posted on August 31, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

At JRH Grain Farms, Russell Hedrick’s operation in the foothills of Hickory, N.C., soil testing is a critical component of day-to-day operations.

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No-Tiller Uses AI-Powered Sprayer to Fight Weeds in Dry Climate

June 30, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

Source: Greeneye

The Arthaud family has been farming its land, located in the Panhandle region of Oklahoma, for more than a century. They adopted the Greeneye system to extend the benefits of precision spraying to green-on-green applications, and to continue to suppress increasingly resistant weeds while remaining no-till.

After Nearly a Decade of No-Till, Idaho Grower Reflects on Soil Health

Idaho rancher Pat Purdy started using no-till in 2014 & has since seen an impressive difference in his fields

By Heather Smith Thomas posted on June 28, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Farm Progress

No-till has been improving soil health and reducing erosion on Idaho rancher Pat Purdy's land.

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Could No-Till Have Prevented Deadly Illinois Dust Storm?

By Noah Newman posted on May 4, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

No-till innovator and retired USDA soil scientist Don Reicosky says an incident like this should never happen in the Corn Belt, a region containing what he calls “the best soils in the world!"

Key Factors in Determining Optimal Soybean Seeding Rates

April 25, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Kansas State Extension

Seed cost is a critical economic factor, and selecting the proper seeding rate is a key management practice. This article reviews key factors in determining optimal soybean seeding rates.

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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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