Intercropping

Virtual Fencing Simplifies No-Tiller’s Integration of Livestock

Solar-powered collars allow farmers to create virtual paddocks, monitor cattle & minimize labor requirements

By Maclaren Krueger posted on February 21, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

No-tiller and fifth-generation farmer Monte Bottens re-introduced cattle to his 2,500-acre operation in 2017 after seeing veteran no-tiller Gabe Brown’s National No-Tillage Conference presentation.

Key Rules to Making Intercropping Work

By Sarah McNaughton posted on September 28, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Farm Progress

Growing two or more crops together nearby promotes plant resiliency and the natural suppression of pests and weeds.

Using Grain Drill for Interseeding Quadruples Forage Production

By John O'Connell posted on September 7, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Intermountain Farm Ranch

University of Idaho Extension Educator Steven Hines believes he’s found an effective way for farmers who interplant cover crops between corn rows to significantly boost forage production.

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November 3, 2022

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. “No-Till Farmer's Best of the Web" is brought to you by TOTAL ACRE.

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Intercropping, Cover Crops Yield More Residue, Fewer Inputs & More Income

On the dry, wind-swept Colorado plains, more residue above and roots below are critical to John Heermann’s no-till system.

By Martha Mintz posted on January 1, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

SOIL HEALTH DRIVES nearly every farm management decision I make these days. It’s why I use a stripper header, diversify my rotation, use cover crops and am ramping up intercropping. It even determines what gifts I send to my landlords on the holidays (books on soil health)

Intercropping Increases Yields While Reducing the Use of Fertilizers

June 12, 2020 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Source: Wageningen University & Research

A meta-analysis of 226 experiments showed that intercropping can increase yields by 16-29% while reducing fertilizer use by 19-36%, according to scientists at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands.

[Podcast] Maximizing Sunlight and Carbon with Intercropping

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Mfg., we caught up with Gaston, Indiana, no-tiller Jason Mauck by phone and he shared some details about how his ever-evolving Constant Canopy system works and some of the experiments he’s been implementing to utilize the abundant manure generated by the 12,000 hogs in his operation.

By Julia Gerlach posted on February 14, 2020 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Mfg., we caught up with Gaston, Indiana, no-tiller Jason Mauck by phone and he shared some details about how his ever-evolving Constant Canopy system works and some of the experiments he’s been implementing to utilize the abundant manure generated by the 12,000 hogs in his operation.

Crunching Data on Regenerative Farm and Ranch Management

Intercropping, adaptive grazing systems can improve crop synergies, soil health benchmarks and overall ranch profitability, experts say.

By Angela Lovell posted on September 1, 2019 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

Regenerative agriculture encompasses many different practices, including no-till, cover crops, adaptive grazing management, polycrops and intercropping.

10 Tips for Separating Intercrops

February 27, 2019 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Manitoba producer Nick Boundy offered the following tips about separating intercrops at an intercropping workshop in Brandon, Manitoba. Boundy grows 1,000 acres of organic and 3,600 acres of conventional grain, including intercrops, at his farm near Boissevain, where he also operates a custom seed cleaning business.

No-Tillers Getting a Yield, Soil Health Boost from Intercropping

These Canadians growers tossed aside cold-weather, growing-season excuses and are interseeding diverse crops and covers to boost revenue and reduce financial risk.

By Angela Lovell posted on February 23, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Canadian no-tillers often complain their growing season is too short to add cover crops to their rotation or diversify their cash crops.

Articles Tagged with ''intercropping''

Virtual Fencing Simplifies No-Tiller’s Integration of Livestock

Key Rules to Making Intercropping Work

Using Grain Drill for Interseeding Quadruples Forage Production

No-Till Highlights: Nov. 3, 2022

Intercropping, Cover Crops Yield More Residue, Fewer Inputs & More Income

Intercropping Increases Yields While Reducing the Use of Fertilizers

[Podcast] Maximizing Sunlight and Carbon with Intercropping

Crunching Data on Regenerative Farm and Ranch Management

10 Tips for Separating Intercrops

No-Tillers Getting a Yield, Soil Health Boost from Intercropping

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