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‘Old World’ Tool for Semi-Arid Water Woes

February 28, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

A drought-tolerant grass that repels harmful ants and horn flies in livestock grazing can do great things for your soils as well.

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A Lesson in Quorum Sensing, and What Matters in Your Soils

February 14, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

A speaker at No-till on the Plains shares some fascinating information about quorum sensing and its potential to harness the power of microbes to improve water retention in soils and produce food of higher nutritional quality.

Why No-Tillers are Amazing

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 7, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

With ag prices in the dumpster, it’s easy to become discouraged about what’s happening on America’s farms. But if you awoke in Indianapolis after a 5-year nap, you wouldn’t have known prices were down.

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Cover Crop Learning on Your Doorstep

By John Dobberstein posted on January 24, 2019 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Soil Health

No-Till Farmer is excited to be introducing some new tools that will provide actionable tips on cover crop management wherever you are. Read on for more details.

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The New $867 Billion Farm Bill Includes Benefits for No-Tilling, Strip-Tilling, Terminating Cover Crops, Improving Soil Health and Sequestering More Carbon

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 11, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Crop Protection

While much has been written on the economic aspects of the 2018 Farm Bill, the legislation included a number of items of special interest to no-tillers. Probably the most important one is new language specifically defining the rules for cover crop termination.

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Let the Case for Cover Crops Rest in Your Fields

By John Dobberstein posted on January 10, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

The chorus of research emerging about cover crops can reveal some surprising contradictions, but here’s why you shouldn’t change what you love about this soil-building tool.

Crop Insurance Confusion with Cover Crops May Fade Away

By John Dobberstein posted on December 27, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Read on to learn about changes ushered in by the recently approved Farm Bill that should make cover crops a more attractive conservation tool for no-tillers.

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Ignore the Naysayers: No-Tilled Cotton Pays Off

By John Dobberstein posted on December 13, 2018 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

No-till cotton adoption in the Great Plains isn’t anything to write home about. But two no-tillers in Oklahoma and Texas are making the practice work while many of their neighbors are zeroing out the crop.

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No-Tillers Watching Costs

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 30, 2018 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment

With lower commodity prices and increased cropping costs, University of Minnesota ag economists are urging growers to take a closer look at their machinery investments.

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No-Till Talking Points for the Coffee Shop

By John Dobberstein posted on November 22, 2018 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Residue Management, Soil Health, Water Management

The next time you’re in one of those seemingly hopeless debates with a clean-tilling neighbor about the value of no-till practices, turn to these talking points from the NRCS.

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‘Old World’ Tool for Semi-Arid Water Woes

A Lesson in Quorum Sensing, and What Matters in Your Soils

Why No-Tillers are Amazing

Cover Crop Learning on Your Doorstep

The New $867 Billion Farm Bill Includes Benefits for No-Tilling, Strip-Tilling, Terminating Cover Crops, Improving Soil Health and Sequestering More Carbon

Let the Case for Cover Crops Rest in Your Fields

Crop Insurance Confusion with Cover Crops May Fade Away

Ignore the Naysayers: No-Tilled Cotton Pays Off

No-Tillers Watching Costs

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