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National No-Tillage Conference

Build Your Own Conference: Educational Tracks for Focused Learning at NNTC

By John Dobberstein posted on December 7, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Residue Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Water Management

If you’re looking to boost your farm’s performance in a specific area, check out the “tracks” below that offer a diverse learning experience at NNTC, Jan. 6-9 in St. Louis, Mo.

No-Till Passport Series

Conservation Farming Improves Water Use, Yield

July 4, 2022 | Posted in Residue Management, Water Management

South Africa’s water scarcity — and the need to import well over 1 million tons of wheat annually — mean that the country’s winter wheat growers increasingly have to optimize their water-use efficiencies. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

From the Desk of John Dobberstein

Can ‘Eyes in the Sky’ Solve Farmers’ Water Woes?

By John Dobberstein posted on March 14, 2019 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Water Management

Technology originally designed for space exploration shows some promise for providing critical evapotransporation data that could serve farmers in semi-arid environments. Can it save agriculture’s water supplies in the West?

Subsurface Drip Irrigation Being Tested at Panhandle Center

November 6, 2018 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Xin Qiao, Cropwatch

A state-of-the-art subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) system has been installed at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center to provide for research and demonstration opportunities.

Engineers Make Wearable Sensors for Plants, Enabling Measurements of Water Use in Crops

January 10, 2018 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Water Management

Source: Iowa State University

A new low-cost graphene-based 'sensor-on-tape' developed by Iowa State University, can be attached to plants and provide new kinds of data to researchers and farmers.

20 Years of No-Tilled, Double-Cropped Cotton and Wheat

July 20, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Source: Jeffrey Mitchell

About 20 years ago, Ron, Robert and Earl Rayner of A Tumbling T Ranches in Goodyear, Ariz., began developing a no-till double-cropped cotton and wheat planting as part of an overall crop rotation they follow. This video chronicles their progress and highlights the success they've had in managing risks, sustaining productivity, economizing on water use, improving soil function, reducing soil temperature and developing a successful reduced-disturbance production system.

No-Till on the Plains

Tracking Microbial Impact on Crop Production

April 26, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management

Integration of no-till, crop diversity and cover crops increases microbial activity and diversity and can boost crop yields by 15-30%, with the same or even reduced inputs, says USDA researcher Randy Anderson.

How Crop Tolerance to Weeds Is Influenced by Preceding Crop

Some crops can improve water-use efficiency of the following crops and reduce weed competition for soil moisture, says USDA agronomist Randy Anderson.

October 12, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection, Water Management

Some crops can improve water-use efficiency of the following crops and reduce weed competition for soil moisture, says USDA agronomist Randy Anderson.

No-Till Notes

Winter Wheat, Field Peas Looking Like Profitable Partners

By Mark Watson posted on July 27, 2016 | Posted in Water Management

A no-till who replaced summerfallow with field peas has nearly doubled water-use efficiency in winter wheat without a yield reduction.

No-Till Notes

Water-Use Efficiency: What’s Your Rating?

By Mark Watson posted on July 13, 2016 | Posted in Residue Management, Water Management

Comparing water efficiency data with numerous cropping systems can help you determine which rotations are best suited to maximize available moisture and improve profitability.

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