Just because soil isn't running off a field doesn't mean erosion and its negative consequences aren't occurring. Barry Fisher of the NRCS explains what happens when erosion takes place on pancake-flat ground.
Milledgeville, Ill., no-tiller Norm Deets finds alfalfa helps speed up the transition to no-till and cover crops hold and build soil in areas prone to erosion.
Being the “scourge” of the neighborhood was one of the biggest challenges Norm Deets faced when he started no-tilling. But after 30 years of committing to the practice, he knows the benefits outweigh the nice look of perfectly tilled soils.
Using neonicotinoid seed treatments in soybeans won’t likely give you a yield benefit, and the effects of using them may be more harmful than beneficial, says a recent publication.
Low aggregate stability puts your crop at risk for oxygen deprivation under excessive moisture conditions. Jerry Hatfield shares how to check aggregate stability and protect your soils while the aggregates rebuild.
Indiana no-tillers Scott Odle shares several tips for overcoming weed challenges, corn rootworm and corn borers without traited seeds in a no-till cover crop system.
There’s not much a no-tiller can do over late springs or a lack of rain, but with timely planting, precision technology and an effective fertility plan, Joe Zenz is helping his crop as best as he can.
For some farmers, no-till is all they know. That's the case for Joe Zenz, who took up the practice when he started farming 20 years ago. A neighbor of veteran no-tiller Maury McLean, Zenz joined an informal partnership with him and his son Paul in 1996, and learned how to no-till under McLean's guidance.
A lot of ground was covered at the 24th annual conference, and while we'll be going more in depth on some of the information that was shared in the upcoming months, here's a quick roundup of some of the most interesting facts and tips learned at the 2016 event.
Ranging from planting equipment to cover crop seed, to precision technology to crop protection tools, no-tillers deemed the following 13 products the best in their respective categories for 2015.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, growers from across the U.S. share their predictions for the upcoming planting season, including one no-tiller who’s “bullish” about a great spring.
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