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Cover Crop Enthusiasm Helps No-Tiller Get More With Less

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.

By Mark Parker posted on September 1, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops

Cover crops are driving the roots of Bruce Bartlett’s corn a little deeper into the southwest Missouri soil and delivering bonus fertility to boot.

No-Tillers Ready To Cash In On Certification

This program will recognize no-tillers that adopt economically viable, sustainable practices to protect the environment and add value to their grain crops.

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Pacific Northwest no-tillers will soon be taking advantage of a certification program that will set them apart from other grain growers. And since they’re already no-tilling successfully, many are already well on the way to qualifying for this program aimed at demonstrating sustainable farming practices to consumers.

Conservation Stewardship Program Applications Due By June 14

May 28, 2013 | Posted in Soil Health

The Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Conservation Stewardship Program will provide about $175 million in funding for up to 12.6 million additional acres enrollment this year.

Conservation Stewardship Program Applications Due By May 31

May 1, 2013 | Posted in Soil Health

Voluntary program allows producers to maintain or increase productivity of their operations while also conserving natural resources.

Cover Crops Saving Texas Farmer's Wheat Crop

December 13, 2012 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: By Dee Ann Littlefield, USDA NRCS

Clay County, Texas, farmer Tommy Henderson switched to no-till and turned to cover crops to help boost soil health.

[Webinar] Research Evidence To Support Using Gypsum In Agricultural Production

August 2, 2012 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

In part #2 of this 3 part webinar series on gypsum, learn how gypsum impacts soil-quality problems like slow water infiltration, ponding, erosion, poor rooting, plus crop yield. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]

Hoorman Takes Cover-Crop Sermon To Minnesota

October 18, 2011 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: By Janet Kubat Willette

Jim Hoorman, an Extension educator with Ohio State University Extension, says tillage and the lack of soil cover for eight months a year are reducing yields and profits.

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Garden Catalog Indicates The Worms In Your No-Till Fields May Be Worth Thousands

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2011 | Posted in Soil Health

While leafing through a Plow & Hearth catalog a few days ago, I spotted a unique product that made me think of the many benefits of no-tilling.

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Garden Catalog Pricing Indicates Thousands Of “Cheap” Worms In Your No-Till Fields May Be Worth An Astounding $59,900 Per Acre

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2011

While leafing through a Plow & Hearth catalog a few days ago, I spotted a unique product that made me think of the many benefits of no-tilling.

Nebraska Research Plots To Study Effects Of No-Till, Intermittent Tillage

May 26, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

Plots at the High Plains Ag Lab near Sidney are in a state of transition to an intermittent tillage study, which will study the effect of tillage every 6 years on soil quality changes.

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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin Till, Vincennes, Ind., no-tiller Ray McCormick explains why it’s going to be tough to “not lose a lot of money this year” on corn. Plus, we ask our readers, “On a scale of 1-10, how concerned are you about drought this year?” Hear why some farmers are worried, and why others aren’t very worried at all.

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