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John Dobberstein
John Dobberstein is senior editor of No-Till Farmer magazine and the e-newsletter Dryland No-Tiller. He previously covered agriculture for the Tulsa World and worked for daily newspapers in Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Joseph, Mich. He graduated with a B.A. in journalism and political science from Central Michigan University.
ARTICLES
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.
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Looking Ahead to 2021 with New Planting, Seeding Innovations
Bourgault, Fendt, Deere make noise with new models as engineers focus on efficiency, preventing compaction.
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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
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Pivoting to Conservation Improves Future for Dairy in Vulnerable Watershed
Aaron and Todd Augustian are managing manure responsibly and embracing no-till and cover crops to reduce erosion, improve soils and safeguard the environment.
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‘Split Decision’ Helping More No-Tillers Improve Their Nitrogen Efficiency
Growers and researchers say they’re seeing increased corn yields and more application flexibility with Y-drop systems with targeted placement.
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Top Articles
- For More Than Three Decades, No-Till Yields Increased Year-After-Year When Compared to Yields from Tilled Ground in a Corn, Soybean and Wheat Rotation
- Understanding the Impacts of Cover Crops on Soils, Profitability & Yields [Webinar]
- University of Nebraska Unveils New Soil Microbiology Guide
- [Podcast] Rattan Lal on the Role of Soil in Conservation Agriculture
- What I've Learned from No-Tilling: No-Till and Cover Crops Give Tired Soils New Life
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Corn Yields, Cover Crop Adoption Continue to Increase for Strip-Tillers
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Videos
Allan Brooks on Why He Uses a Harvest International Planter
Allan Brooks no-tills 2,200 acres of vegetables in Markesan, Wis. We caught up with him at the 2020 National No-Tillage Conference, where he explained how he came to use Harvest International planters and reveals the new one he had built for the 2020 planting season.
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Soil Management Summit
Date: 12/15/20
Location: Mankato, MN
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