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Tighter Canopies, More Stubble Help Dairy’s No-Till Transition

New Mexico grower Zachary Cordel and farm manager Nick Pipkin say grain crops are proving to be good soil holders, while reduced tillage and manure applications are building organic matter.
Zachary Cordel already appreciated no-tilling from his days on the farm with his father in Cocker City, Kan., north of Salina. During the 5 years Zachary spent at college, and a subsequent 2 years of missionary work, his father went from tilling fields on their farm to becoming excited about conservation and stewarding the land, and he's now no-tilled for 12 years.
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Less Tillage, More Precision Spell Successful No-Till Transition

Tweaking their planters and drills with the right attachments and technology is helping Indiana growers Jeff and Kent Need develop their 100% no-till system.

CONSERVATION HAS been a part of the Need family farm since Jeff Need’s grandfather, Bill, raised corn, soybeans, wheat, alfalfa and cattle in central Indiana.


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