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Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Loran Steinlage Receives 2023 Iowa Leopold Conservation Award

Loran Steinlage of West Union has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Iowa Leopold Conservation Award®.

August 29, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Loran, who owns and operates FLOLO Farms in Fayette County, will be formally presented with the $10,000 Leopold Conservation award this December at The Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls.

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How No-Till Can Help Your Operation Survive Drought Conditions

June 8, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Water Management

Struggling with drought? Find practical solutions using no-till and cover crops with the help of our recommended articles from No-Till Farmer and Cover Crop Strategies.

Which Category Do You Fall in — Messiah or Pariah?

By John Dobberstein posted on November 14, 2019

Will the gradual change in farm production practices to more wholistic methods, including no-till systems, be fought in coffee shops or courtrooms? Read about battles flaring up in two different states.

U.S. No-Tilled Acres Reach 96 Million

By John Dobberstein posted on May 9, 2014 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Nearly 25% of all cropland in the U.S. is no-tilled and 44% of acres see some type of conservation tillage, says the USDA's 2012 Census of Agriculture.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Residue Provides ‘Armor’ For Dryland No-Till

Creating, maintaining and manipulating residue helps keep Jacob Wagers’ high-elevation, low-rainfall no-till operation in Colorado diversified and productive.

By Jacob Wagers and Martha Mintz posted on January 1, 2014 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Water Management

We live on the edge with moisture here in dried-up northeastern Colorado.

How No-Tilling Can Help 'Weatherproof' Your Farm

Protective residue, proper soil management and a better understanding of how plants use water could help no-tillers and strip-tillers survive today’s extreme weather patterns.

By John Dobberstein posted on May 1, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

If you ask Jerry Hatfield, the 2012 drought wasn’t just a blip on the radar screen.

There’s No Competing With Long-Term No-Till

After jumping into no-till practices more than 2 decades ago, Iowa no-tiller Randy Caviness has been rewarded with more fertile soils, earlier planting and a stronger balance sheet to compete with neighbors.

By John Dobberstein posted on May 1, 2013 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Even as no-till was growing during the 1980s, Randy Caviness wasn’t completely convinced about the practice. He worried about weed control, and he hadn’t seen many examples of no-tilled crops working very well in his area.

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Forget About All The Hype! No-Tillers Don’t Want To Lose Any Nutrient, Soil And Environmental Benefits From Selling Residue Out Of Their Fields

By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 2013

No-tillers definitely understand the value of leaving residue in their corn fields. They recognize that corn stalks, leaves, husks and cobs help reduce soil losses, provide cheap nutrients, trim greenhouse emission levels, boost moisture levels, help organic matter, improve soil quality, reduce compaction and increase crop productivity.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Cover Crops, Residue Whip No-Till Fields Into Shape

Since retiring from a local shop, Michigan no-tiller Larry Bonnell is using his extra time to focus on putting soil, microbes, insects and crops to work in his no-till system.

By Larry Bonnell and Martha Mintz posted on March 1, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Soil Health

On a chilly November day 2 years ago, I was deer hunting in one of the fence rows I’ve left to help manage erosion in my hilly fields.

Livestock, Covers Add Diversity For Enterprising No-Tiller

Byron Richard’s once wheat-dominated farm in North Dakota is now home to many different crops — including livestock — after his commitment to no-till practices.

By Martha Mintz posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Equipment

Third-generation farmer Byron Richard seems to always find himself in the center of big changes in his tiny community.

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Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

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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