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What I've Learned From No-Tilling: Cover Crops, Water Management Are Longtime No-Tiller’s Latest Tricks

Kelly Tobin, 85, has long been dedicated to learning, and is still picking up new tricks to advance production on his farm and others he manages.
Kelly Tobin, 85, has long been dedicated to learning, and is still picking up new tricks to advance production on his farm and others he manages.
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No-Till in the USA

[Video] No-Till in the USA

Part 2 of Conservation Agriculture and Global Warming in Ghana
The second installment of this 4-video report examining the debate on "conservation agriculture" and global warming takes a look at how no-till go started in the U.S. Lloyd Murdock, Professor at the University of Kentucky, Texas A&M University Professor Edwin Price, no-tiller John Young of Herndon, Ky., and philanthropist Howard G. Buffett, chairman of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, discuss how soil erosion was the impetus for farmers and researchers who saw the importance of conserving the soil in the 20th century.
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Saved by the Soil

[Video] Saved by the Soil

Part 1 of Conservation Agriculture and Global Warming in Ghana
Filmed on location in Ghana and the USA, this 4-video report examines the debate on "conservation agriculture" and global warming. Can techniques such as "no-till farming" work in a developing country such as Ghana? Can they help sequester carbon from the atmosphere and help solve global warming?
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Veris Launches iScan Soil Sensing Tool

Seeing the need to for more flexibility to map soils, Eric Lund, president of Veris Technologies discusses the features of the new iScan system that mounts to the row unit of a tillage implement or planter. The front coulter and the rear closing disc contain 2 electrodes that inject electrical current and then 2 chromium carbide points detect the electrical array after it’s gone down in the soil about 2 feet. An optical sensor also shines red and infrared light 2 inches deep to measure soil optical properties which relate to organic matter.
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Sneak Peek at New SmartFirmer System

Precision Planting Product Manager Dale Koch discusses the new SmartFirmer, an optical senor imbedded in a Keeton Seed Firmer that scans the soil as it goes through the field. The system tracks and provides feedback on organic matter, soil moisture and residue in the furrow.
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