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Tillage, Drought Blamed For Sydney Dust Storm

September 24, 2009

Source: The Epoch Times

Traditional farming practices are partly to blame for Sydney’s extraordinary dust storm, one of the biggest in the nation’s history, say environmental scientists.

Necessity In Canola Fields Becomes Mother Of Invention

Australian no-tiller’s struggle with residue leads to a new machine that is sweeping across the continent.

March 1, 2005 | Posted in Equipment

Inspiration hit no-tiller Colin Harper as he stared at the effects of a bulldozer's track on the ground, and his problems with planting into canola stubble were soon overcome.

New Ways To Apply No-Till Pesticides

Standard spray booms may be replaced with new innovations in the future says this “down under” no-tiller.

July 1, 1999 | Posted in Crop Protection

Picture in your mind a beautiful morning on the farm. The sun is peeking over the horizon, the temperature is pleasantly mild and there is no wind to speak of as you stride toward your tractor to start the workday. After hooking up your sprayer, you're off to spend the rest of your morning applying herbicides to 300 acres of corn you planted in a rutless, endlessly level plot of land.

Australian No-Tilling Has North American Feel

By Joe Shinners posted on June 1, 1998

For an example of the Australian no-tilling experience, Jeff Esdaile advises a trip to North America’s Great Plains rather than an overseas flight to the land of kangaroos.

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Cover Crops, Strip-Till Spark Desert Soil Revival

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we pay a visit to Strip-Till Innovator Robert Boyle’s farm in Coolidge, Ariz., for an up-close look at how he’s transforming his soils with cover crops and diverse rotations.

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