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All Roads Lead Back To Soil Health

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.
By Mark Parker posted on November 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health
For no-tillers aiming for sustainable and profitable crop production, optimizing soil health and function is the ultimate endgame, says Ray Archuleta.
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Adding New Layers To Create A No-Till System

Crop diversity, better seeding equipment and using a ‘journal’ to avoid repeating mistakes brings success for North Dakota no-tiller Kevin Larson.
By Martha Mintz posted on July 1, 2012
Documenting failures and successes in a photo journal helps North Dakota no-tiller Kevin Larson evaluate and build on his no-till system.
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Cover Crop Comeback

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2012 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops
Growing up on a six-generation, family-owned dairy farm in Michigan, I remember helping my dad seed clover in the fall after harvesting corn silage. The goal was to produce some cheap fertilizer, protect the ground from winter erosion and mellow the soil prior to moldboard plowing, discing and planting in the spring.
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Cover Crop Comeback

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2012
Growing up on a six-generation, family-owned dairy farm in Michigan, I remember helping my dad seed clover in the fall after harvesting corn silage. The goal was to produce some cheap fertilizer, protect the ground from winter erosion and mellow the soil prior to moldboard plowing, discing and planting in the spring.
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More Onfarm Research Needed

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2012
Research conducted on your own farm can unlock more secrets that can lead to increased no-till profitability. But taking on such a project this spring will require some last-minute planning and commitment.
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Santorum Wins No-Till Primary at 2012 NNTC

Current GOP front-runner Mitt Romney finishes 4th, while President Obama gets just 9% of the overall no-till vote.
January 16, 2012 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
Former Pennsylvania U.S. senator Rick Santorum won the No-Till Nation Primary Friday, Jan. 13, during a straw poll vote taken at the 2012 National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis, Mo.
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Where Ag Tires Fear To Tread

Corn genetics and changing farm practices are to blame for cornstalks destroying agricultural tires. But there are some solutions.
By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management
Sudden downtime is the enemy of any productive farmer, and the sources of trouble these days aren’t just mechanical in nature. No-tillers are fighting a pitched battle with cornstalks that are eroding or puncturing tires on their tractors, combines, sprayers and other equipment.
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No-Till Planting Update: Potential Slug Problem?

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, Westville, Ind., no-tiller Jeff Herrold provides an update on how planting is going so far, and why a potential problem with slugs is causing some early-season anxiety. Herrold also explains why he prefers to plant soybeans before corn.
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