Nutrient Management

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Celebrating 25 Years of No-Till Excellence

Here are a few year-by-year memories from this annual midwinter event that got its start in 1993.
If you were to jot down all the reduced tillage learning opportunities that have occurred over the past 25 years at the National No-Tillage Conference, the numbers would be astronomical.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Cover Crops Transform Challenging Acres to Efficient Yield Leaders

No-tilling and cover cropping help Mark Turner reduce fertility needs and take fields considered too poor to grow corn to 200-bushel yields.
Pastures used to help hold the soil in place on the rolling hills that dominate our Kentucky farm. My dad raised cattle, so he would rotate fields between corn and hay. When he eventually retired, he liquidated the herd and shifted to row crops.
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[Podcast] 7 Keys to Running a Successful No-Till Operation

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Copperhead Ag, we welcome Idaho no-tiller Mike Wolpert to talk about the steps no-tillers need to take to ensure they have a successful operation in the long run.
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Copperhead Ag, we welcome Idaho no-tiller Mike Wolpert to talk about the steps no-tillers need to take to ensure they have a successful operation in the long run.
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AE50 Awards Recognize Innovations in Farm Machinery - 2017

For 30 years, members of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) have recognized and honored the most innovative advancements in engineering in the areas of agriculture, food and biological systems with the AE50 Award. The products selected save producers time, reduce costs and labor, all while improving user safety.
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[Podcast] Measures for Protecting, Building Quality No-Till Soils

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome Iowa no-tiller and cover-crop user Steve Berger to talk about how to protect and build the soil with no-till and cover crops.
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome Iowa no-tiller and cover-crop user Steve Berger to talk about how to protect and build the soil with no-till and cover crops.
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[Podcast] How Intensive Nitrogen Use is Browning the Green Revolution

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome University of Illinois fertility specialist Richard Mulvaney to talk about why nitrogen fertilizers are not building your soils.
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome University of Illinois fertility specialist Richard Mulvaney to talk about why nitrogen fertilizers are not building your soils.
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Using Strip-Till to Cut Field Costs, Dial Back Nitrogen Rates

Minnesota farmers Nancy and Jerry Ackermann credit strip-till, split nitrogen applications and cover crops for helping them reach 200-bushel corn yields on 140 pounds of nitrogen.
Nancy and Jerry Ackermann have been strip-tilling corn and no-tilling soybeans and alfalfa on their 1,200-acre farm in southwest Minnesota for 15 years. Coming from conventional tillage practices, the transition began on a small 50-acre test plot.
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