Soil Health

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Crop Protection

On-Farm Trials Show Cover Crops, Planting Green Can Suppress Weeds

Glyphosate-resistant weeds are suppressed by planting green, cover crop implementation and termination timing adjustment, according to on-farm trials.
Jim Stute, an independent research agronomist who has been studying cover crops for decades, conducted on-farm trials that suppressed glyphosate-resistant weeds by up to 95% by using cover crops and planting green.
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To Grow US Cover Crop Acreage & Improve Soil Health, the Quickest, Most Cost-Efficient Way is to Get More Growers to See the Dozens of Benefits of No-Tilling

Each year, we conduct in-depth benchmark surveys of our No-Till Farmer (NTF), Strip-Till Farmer (STF) and Cover Crop Strategies (CCS) readers. Our goal is to provide valuable insights on what these growers are thinking and to serve as an up-to-date measurement of their cropping practices.
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Report: Eliminating Glyphosate Would Double Farmers' Operating Costs

Aimpoint Research today released a new report on the importance of glyphosate, a critical tool in the modern agriculture system. ASA and other industry partners have continued to emphasize that the herbicide is critical to keeping U.S. soybean farmers productive, sustainable and competitive. When used according to label directions, glyphosate does not present an unreasonable risk of adverse effects to humans, wildlife, or the environment.


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No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] Carbon-Negative Corn, Weekly Soil Sampling & More with Mitchell Hora of Continuum Ag

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators Podcast, brought to you by Martin-Till, editor Frank Lessiter sits down with Mitchell Hora, a 7th generation farmer from Washington County, Iowa, and current CEO and founder of Continuum Ag, a soil health data intelligence company.
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Martin-Till, editor Frank Lessiter sits down with Mitchell Hora, a 7th generation farmer from Washington County, Iowa, and current CEO and founder of Continuum Ag, a soil health data intelligence company.
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Strip-Till Benchmark Study

Strip-Tillers Increase Acreage & Outyield No-Tillers in 2022

Annual benchmark survey reports increase in strip-till soybean acreage, corn yields and fall strip-till
Strip-Till Farmer’s 10th annual benchmark study of strip-till practices conducted in early 2023 shows that strip-tillers continue to have the upper hand over their no-till counterparts when it comes to corn and soybean yields.
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