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Zimbabwe Farmers Discover No-Till

November 2, 2009 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
Source: This article was originally published by IPS.
Elizabeth Runema still does not have oxen of her own for plowing, but she no longer needs them. Her secret: conservation farming. "These days I use zero-tillage, and I am getting much more yield than I ever used to get when I used to rely on other people’s draught power."
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Sharing No-Till Benefits Around The Globe

A no-tiller, world-traveler and philanthropist, Howard Buffet takes no-till practices to third-world countries to bring hope to the hungry.
By Ron Ross posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
Howard Buffett and his son Howard Jr. share interest in no-till practices, photography and the need to meet the food demands of a growing world.
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Study Requested For Cap-And-Trade Effects

October 19, 2009 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
Source: AgWeek
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has commissioned a broad-based study of the possible economic consequences to the state’s farmers if a national carbon cap-and-trade policy is implemented as part of the climate change legislation now working its way through Congress.
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