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9 Tips for Succeeding with Cover Crops in the South

Four South Carolina growers share why they started cover cropping, the challenges they’ve faced and how the practice is helping them improve their soils.
By Laura Barrera posted on August 5, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health
Jason Carter was always told that you can’t improve your soil organic matter in South Carolina. “You’re right, without cover crop, you can’t,” says the Eastover, S.C., no-tiller.
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Big Roots from Ryegrass Build ‘Highways’ in the Soil

Ralph Upton Jr. shares how annual ryegrass busted the plow pan, boosted soil organic matter and improved corn yields above the county average.
By Ralph Upton and John Dobberstein posted on August 3, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management
We've got two different soils on our farm in Springerton, Ill.: What we call hill ground, and then bottom ground. The hill ground has got plenty of problems, and the bottom ground — if you don’t have too many water problems — will do a real good job of growing crops.
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[Podcast] 7 Reasons to Use Cover Crops with Loran Steinlage and Jay Baxter

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Pivot Bio, West Union, Iowa, no-tiller Loran Steinlage sat down with Jay Baxter, who no-tills more than 2,000 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat, sweet corn, and more in Georgetown, Delaware, in a conversation that was moderated by Jen Nelson of Resource Smart.
By Julia Gerlach posted on July 30, 2020 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Pivot Bio, West Union, Iowa, no-tiller Loran Steinlage sat down with Jay Baxter, who no-tills more than 2,000 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat, sweet corn, and more in Georgetown, Delaware, in a conversation that was moderated by Jen Nelson of Resource Smart.
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Boosting Soil Biology by Farming Green on Green on Green

Young Illinois no-tiller overhauls conventional corn and soybean farm by planting and combining green while reducing nutrient applications and cutting pesticides for significant bottom-line payouts.
By Dan Crummett posted on July 24, 2020 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health
During long hours in the cab planting soybeans primarily in tall cereal rye, Andrew Reuschel began taking a mental inventory of the active cover crops he was no-tilling into with his Kinze 2600 planter this year.
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No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] Ray McCormick on Using Cover Crops in 60-Inch Corn, Soil Building and Game Hunting

In this episode of the “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators” podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter talks with sixth-generation farmer Ray McCormick about his diverse operation.
By Julia Gerlach posted on July 23, 2020 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health
In this episode of the “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators” podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter talks with sixth-generation farmer Ray McCormick about his diverse operation.
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Using Multiple Tools to Tackle Weeds in Organic No-Till

Veteran no-tillers use a multi-faceted approach to weed control while transitioning their 4,800-acre farm to organic no-till.
By Julia Gerlach posted on July 23, 2020 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Crop Protection, Soil Health
Organic no-till. It’s been called the “holy grail” — a system in which farmers can profitably grow crops without relying on herbicides common in traditional no-till or the tillage and soil disturbance endemic to organic production.
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Cover Crop Benchmark Study

Cover Crops ‘Greening Up’ Growers’ Bottom Lines

No-Till Farmer’s first-ever Cover Crop Benchmark Study shows farmers are planting green, saving on fertilizer and pesticides and protecting soils
By John Dobberstein posted on July 23, 2020 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Soil Health
Results of the first annual Cover Crop Benchmark Study show a healthy level of enthusiasm and success among farmers with cover crops as they seek to protect their farms from erosion, reduce input costs and improve soil health on their operations.
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