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The Costs of Erosion: Topsoil's Role in Food Security

May 16, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

Topsoil is geology modified by biology, physical and chemical processes. Without topsoil, our planet would be just rocks and dust with no meaningful life. The thin layer of topsoil covering our earth gives and sustains almost all of the life we know. It is basic knowledge that a handful of soil contains billions of bacteria, protozoa, fungi, nematodes and earthworms to name a few.

[Podcast] Improving Efficiency, Profits, and Soil Health with No-Till

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by FR8STAR, we'll hear about improving efficiency, profits and soil health with no-till from three points of view: Veteran no-tiller Mark Chapman, who systematically refines his operation; Andrew Reuschel, whose system is guided by his profitable use of soil-building cover crops; and Alan Smock, who is always looking for ways to prevent further erosion and nutrient loss on rolling ground.

By Julia Gerlach posted on May 15, 2020 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by FR8STAR, we'll hear about improving efficiency, profits and soil health with no-till from three points of view: Veteran no-tiller Mark Chapman, who systematically refines his operation; Andrew Reuschel, whose system is guided by his profitable use of soil-building cover crops; and Alan Smock, who is always looking for ways to prevent further erosion and nutrient loss on rolling ground.

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Strategic Tillage May Have Place in No-Till Cropping Systems

January 31, 2020 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln CropWatch

According to the University of Nebraska, occasional tillage (OT) in no-till systems may be useful and unlikely to be detrimental if it is well-planned, implemented to target a well-characterized problem such as a weed control or compaction and erosion is controlled.

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No-Till Talking Points for the Coffee Shop

By John Dobberstein posted on November 22, 2018 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Residue Management, Soil Health, Water Management

The next time you’re in one of those seemingly hopeless debates with a clean-tilling neighbor about the value of no-till practices, turn to these talking points from the NRCS.

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If Lawmakers Were to Say ‘Yes,’ Your History with No-Till, Cover Crops and Rotations Could Slice Insurance Costs by $4.50 Per Acre

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 24, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Soil Health, Water Management

Passage of a unique concept that got Congressional consideration during the writing of the 2018 Farm Bill could put more dollars in the pockets of no-tillers. It’s an idea that farmers who use no-till, cover crops and conservation-minded crop rotations to protect the soil should be rewarded with an equivalent of auto insurance’s “good driver discount” when it comes to paying crop insurance premiums.

From the Desk of John Dobberstein

Visual Proof that No-Till Keeps Soils in Place

By John Dobberstein posted on May 10, 2018 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Residue Management, Soil Health

You need to see this video that shows how powerful a tool no-till practices can be for keeping soils in place, which if done on a more widespread basis might have reduced the severity of dust storms that recently plagued eastern Nebraska.

Using High-Carbon Char as a Soil Amendment to Improve Soil Properties

March 7, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Source: Nebraska Extension

Nebraska Extension shares the results of a study of high-carbon char as a soil amendment to increase soil carbon concentration in farm ground.

The Limitations of Removing Crop Residue from Fields

January 24, 2018 | Posted in Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Source: Sterling (Colo.) Journal-Advocate

The removal of crop residue can address some challenges with reduced-tillage systems, but doing so should be weighed against the potential impact on soil productivity, environmental consequences and food availability, says an Extension agent from Colorado.

No-Till, Cereal Rye Help Improve Crops on Sloping Fields

November 2, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Randy Linville, who with his nephew, Dan, no-tills 1,700 acres of corn and soybeans near DeKalb, Mo., discusses how no-tilling, terraces and cereal rye seeded as a cover crop has sharply reduced soil erosion on their hilly terrain, and how a dedicated grid sampling program is helping the family get more bang for the buck with their fertilizer dollars.

Company, Farmers Have Conflicting Takes on How Keystone XL Pipeline Would Affect Land

August 15, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: Omaha World-Herald

This article discusses hearings in Nebraska about the Keystone XL pipeline, including the story of a no-tiller whose fields could be damaged by construction of the pipeline, and we share a No-Till Farmer story about what farmers could potentially do about damages caused by pipelines.

Articles Tagged with ''erosion''

The Costs of Erosion: Topsoil's Role in Food Security

[Podcast] Improving Efficiency, Profits, and Soil Health with No-Till

Strategic Tillage May Have Place in No-Till Cropping Systems

No-Till Talking Points for the Coffee Shop

If Lawmakers Were to Say ‘Yes,’ Your History with No-Till, Cover Crops and Rotations Could Slice Insurance Costs by $4.50 Per Acre

Visual Proof that No-Till Keeps Soils in Place

Using High-Carbon Char as a Soil Amendment to Improve Soil Properties

The Limitations of Removing Crop Residue from Fields

No-Till, Cereal Rye Help Improve Crops on Sloping Fields

Company, Farmers Have Conflicting Takes on How Keystone XL Pipeline Would Affect Land

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