Articles by Ron Perszewski

Consider Gypsum Applications To Improve No-Till Soil Structure

Benefits could include better aeration and water infiltration and less crusting, leading to enhanced crop emergence and stronger roots.

By Ron Perszewski posted on February 1, 2006 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Gypsum applications on no-till fields could decrease surface crusting while improving aeration and water infiltration, thus aiding crop emergence, according to Warren Dick, an Ohio State University soil scientist.

Recognizing The Value Of Carbon Holds Key To Future Agriculture

No-tiller says carbon provides measurable economic benefits, but soils are being depleted, threatening the productivity of U.S. farming while government policies support ground-killing tillage.

By Ron Perszewski posted on February 1, 2006 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

It's easy to tell that no-tiller Jim Kinsella is passionate about soil carbon.

Do Your Land Leases Help You Or the Owner?

A change to no-till annual cropping changes the math for the landowner and can be a windfall. So what are fair numbers?

By Ron Perszewski posted on January 1, 2006 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Are you still facing wariness from landowners who would rather not rent fields to a no-tiller? Or are you no-tilling leased land but suspect you’re getting the short end of the deal?

Australia Faces Herbicide Resistance, Issues Warning To U.S. No-Tillers

Post-emergents all but useless Down Under, and cases of glyphosate resistance are being monitored as Australian no-tillers are forced to protect the few herbicides that still control weeds.

By Ron Perszewski posted on January 1, 2006 | Posted in Crop Protection

No-tillers will lose one of their most precious resources — glyphosate herbicide — if they don’t take the threat of weed resistance seriously and act accordingly.

Look South For Tips On Continuous No-Tilling

Almost all no-tillers in South America have given up tilling completely. They use cover crops while U.S. no-tillers revert to tillage as a problem-solver

By Ron Perszewski posted on January 1, 2006 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Most U.S no-tillers miss out on the full benefits of no-tilling because they incorrectly believe they must occasionally till for a variety of reasons, says Rolph Derpsch, an internationally respected no-till researcher and advocate from Paraguay.

Create A GPS, Precision Ag System With Off-The-Shelf Components

Getting started doesn’t have to be an intimidating chore, and the results could raise your no-till management skills to a whole new level of insight and profit.

By Ron Perszewski posted on January 1, 2006 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

If he can do it, so can you, no-tiller Brian Watkins says of his work in precision agriculture based on a global positioning system.

Ideas And Imagination Leading To No-Till’s Second Revolution

Researchers are discussing, and even experimenting with, possibilities that could make their way into your field management strategies and no-till profits.

By Ron Perszewski posted on December 1, 2005 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Compaction Can Threaten Unsuspecting No-Tillers

Just because you’re no-tilling doesn’t mean a hardpan can’t undermine all your cropping efforts from the roots up.

By Ron Perszewski posted on December 1, 2005 | Posted in Soil Health

No-tillers know the threat that compaction poses to their crops. And although no-tilling minimizes the risk of compaction, no-tillers might not understand how a hardpan might still sneak into their fields.

Build Mounds Carefully To Make Strip-Tilling Succeed

Successful strip-tiller says mound height sheds excess moisture and provides a suitable seedbed for early planting.

By Ron Perszewski posted on December 1, 2005 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

“Mound height is the key to successful strip tilling, but I see a lot of people who don’t pay a lot of attention to the mound height,” says Jim Kinsella, who’s been making strip-till work for more than 20 years on his farm in Lexington, Ill.

Some of Your Friends Live Underground

Earthworms can accomplish a lot in undisturbed fields, and no-tillers are in perfect position to capitalize, says this speaker at the 2006 National No-Tillage Conference.

By Ron Perszewski posted on November 1, 2005 | Posted in Soil Health

Field scouting usually happens in broad daylight. But to scout for one indicator of the vitality of your no-till fields, it’s best to step out after dark, or dusk at earliest. Then look for earthworms.

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