Worm Castings One Option for Boosting No-Till Fertility
Commercially produced worm castings can improve problem spots on no-till fields.
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Brian O'Connor
Brian O'Connor is the former Lead Content Editor for Conservation Agriculture in November 2021. He previously worked in daily print journalism for more than a decade in places as far flung as Alaska and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where he shared a national award for coverage of two Category 5 hurricanes that struck the islands in 2017. He's also taught English in Korea, delivered packages for Amazon, and coordinated Wisconsin election night coverage for the Associated Press. His first job was on a Southeast Wisconsin farm.
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No-Tiller Saves Time & Soil on Farms 1,800 Miles Apart
Farmer tries no-till, strip-till, cover crops, biologicals & more to improve yields & soil health on his geographically diverse operation.
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No-Till’s a Better Dryland Investment Than Irrigation
Former Dakota Lakes Research Farm director says fixing nutrient, energy and water cycles is key to improving no-till
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[Podcast] Jared Kenney on Taking No-Till Advice and Precision Nutrients
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Associate Editor Noah Newman talks to Jared Kenney of Amherste, Neb. Kenney finished second in the National Corn Growers’ Association Annual Yield Contest for Irrigated No-Till in Nebraska.
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No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators
[Podcast] David Moeller Makes No-Till Planters Work
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by SOURCE®️ by Sound Agriculture, No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter talks with Moeller about the particulars of planting equipment, why high-speed might not be in the cards for no-till planters, what right-to-repair means for no-till and more.
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Enabling No-Till Crop Development with Calcium
Calcium deficiency is rare in most states, and levels can be easily maintained.
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[Podcast] Kyle Schomers and 300-plus Bushels per Acre
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we're joined by Kyle Schomers. Schomers picked his best 10 acres and hit it with maximum nutrients in order to prep the ground for entry into the National Corn Growers Assn. (NCGA) Annual Yield Contest.
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Solar Perils, Profits Await No-Tillers
Ray McCormick says solar and no-till can co-exist profitably, given the right conditions.
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