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No-Till and Precision ‘Scripting’ Improves Yields from Sandy Soils

Family’s collective inputs help improve soil health through cover crops, nutrient management and yield mapping in Wisconsin’s “Frac Sands” region.
By Mark McNeely posted on June 9, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health
In an area of northwestern Wisconsin known for its teeming fracture sand mining industry, no-tiller Jeff Lake, his wife Kelly and son Jake are carving out a successful no-till operation on 1,500 acres of irregularly-shaped, contoured fields.
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First Dicamba ‘Ecological Disaster’ Case Appears Headed for Jury Trial

June 9, 2018 | Posted in Equipment
The Federal Judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation for Monsanto’s dicamba-based XtendiMax herbicide with VaporGrip technology and its genetically modified, herbicide-resistant Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybean varieties said a lawsuit by a Missouri farm that alleges Monsanto conspired to create an “ecological disaster” should go to a jury.
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Negotiating Challenges and Opportunities When Combining No-Till and Dairy

Cover crops and strategic nutrient-cycling rotations help manage manure, while twin-row cropping tackles late-germinating weeds.
By Kent Stuckey and Martha Mintz posted on June 9, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting
In the last 10 years I’ve seen no-till declining in my area. I simply don’t understand it, maybe it’s the draw of recreational tillage as we like to call it, but to me it’s just not sustainable in the long run.
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Swapping ‘Jugs’ for Cover Crops Leads to Greener No-Till Future

Matt Griggs says embracing biomass in his fields has improved soil tilth and health, stabilized yields, enhanced weed control and produced a better-looking balance sheet.
By John Dobberstein posted on June 9, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting, Water Management
When Matt Griggs decided to embark on no-till practices more than a decade ago he was already dealing with a degraded soil resource. More than 100 years of conventional tillage and a monoculture of cotton on his family’s rolling farm ground had caused erosion and stripped soils of organic matter.
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Covers Keep Weeds in Check

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 9, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health
When growers talk about the benefits of cover crops, the talk normally centers around erosion control, keeping nutrients in the field, improving soil quality and trimming fertilizer purchases. More effective weed control is another benefit, and some no-tillers have found cover crops allow them to omit at least one costly herbicide trip across their fields per year.
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Systems Approach Makes Canadian No-Till Farm More Resilient

Derek and Tannis Axten use a low-disturbance, high-diversity no-till system to keep tabs on their soil health ‘bank balance’ and improve their farm ground in Saskatchewan.
By Angela Lovell posted on May 24, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health
Derek and Tannis Axten use a low-disturbance, high-diversity no-till system to keep tabs on their soil health ‘bank balance’ and improve their farm ground in Saskatchewan.
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Getting More Dollars Per Acre With No-Till, Covers and Livestock

David Wessel’s recipe for no-till success lets him wring out profits from poorer ground and lean on covers and healthier soil to raise corn, soybeans and wheat more economically.
By John Dobberstein posted on May 12, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Residue Management
David Wessel isn’t afraid to make the most out of every no-till acre, whether it’s rich, black gumbo, timber or sandy soils, or anything in between.
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