The third annual event held in Bloomington-Normal, Ill., featured practical tips on cover cropping, increasing soil biology and improving nutrient management.
HELD IN ILLINOIS for the first time, the 2016 National Strip-Tillage Conference gathered a diverse group of strip-till farmers, researchers and industry experts from more than 20 states and abroad.
Combining cover crops with no-till turned Jeff Rasawehr’s fields into a healthy, productive system that’s provided higher yields, less nutrient runoff and a $200-per-acre profit boost.
After eliminating fallow more than a decade ago, Colorado no-tillers Scott and Lyle Ravenkamp are using cover crops, compost fertilizer and residue-conscious equipment to get the most from their dryland operation.
From continuing education to effective communication, Anson Family Farms co-owner Mark Anson shares tips for managing cover crops on a large-scale operation.
Spurred on by a payoff in soil quality and reduced inputs, Missouri no-tiller Bruce Bartlett is overcoming cover-crop challenges to improve his no-till system.
NRCS soil scientist Ray Archuleta believes promoting healthy no-till soils requires a lot more than just ceasing tillage operations. It means following the lead of nature.
Ray Archuleta, who works for the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service, is passionate about no-till and he reminded producers that what makes a successful no-till system is in the things you don’t necessarily see on the ground.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.
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