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Nutrient Stewards Recognized

Responsible Nutrient Management Award winners share insights into making smart fertilizer applications at the 2021 National No-Tillage Conference.

The 13th class of Responsible Nutrient Management Practitioners says using cover crops is key to managing manure and fertilizer inputs. Sponsored by AgroLiquid and No-Till Farmer, below is a synopsis of each farmer’s fertilizer program.


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Planning for the Future to Maintain a Profitable No-Till Operation

Gifford, Ill., no-tiller Frank Rademacher keeps an eye on variables such as pest management, market pressures and consumer demands when making farm management decisions.

WHEN IT COMES TO making decisions about his farm, Frank Rademacher keeps one foot in the present and one in the future.


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3 No-Till Nutrient Stewards Honored

The 13th class of Responsible Nutrient Management Practitioners is reaping the rewards from soil and tissue testing, thoughtful fertilizer applications and using cover crops.
Recognized for their successful, exacting fertilizer application practices, Karl Dirks, Mount Joy, Pa., Don Villwock of Edwardsport, Ind., and Lowell King of Loma, Colo., were honored as the 12th class of Responsible Nutrient Management Practitioners at the 2020 National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis.
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No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] The Surprising Tale of How the Thompson Closing Wheel Came to Be

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer "Influencers & Innovators" podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter talks with Keith Thompson, inventor of the Thompson closing wheel, about how his understanding of no-till evolved through experiments with ridge-till, skip-till and strip-till before he converted 100% to no-till in 1991.
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer "Influencers & Innovators" podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter talks with Keith Thompson, inventor of the Thompson closing wheel, about how his understanding of no-till evolved through experiments with ridge-till, skip-till and strip-till before he converted 100% to no-till in 1991.
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No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] Marion Calmer on Improving No-Till Profits with On-Farm Research

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer "Influencers & Innovators" podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter talks with Marion Calmer about the discoveries he’s made in his nearly 4 decades of no-tilling, including why he says no-till offers at least a $50 per acre advantage over tillage, what he considers his biggest mistakes early on, his thoughts on getting P & K deeper into the soil profile, and much more.
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer "Influencers & Innovators" podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter talks with Marion Calmer about the discoveries he’s made in his nearly 4 decades of no-tilling, including why he says no-till offers at least a $50 per acre advantage over tillage, what he considers his biggest mistakes early on, his thoughts on getting P & K deeper into the soil profile, and much more.
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Top No-Till Stories from 2020

The most-viewed content for 2020 on www.No-TillFarmer.com reveals the hunger no-tillers have for more information and insights into cutting-edge agricultural practices and equipment.

As we say goodbye to 2020 and usher in a new year, the editors of No-Till Farmer took the opportunity to look back to see what content was of most interest to our online readers over the past 12 months.


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