Recently a no-tiller commented on a no-till history article about stripper headers and said “stripper headers make our no-till program work without having to plant covers. We are straight wheat on wheat and run cattle every year. We couldn't do it without the stripper header!”
Taking a “deep-dive” into the farm operations of the four U.S. regional winners of the 2024 Conservation Legacy Award program, it was interesting to see the strong emphasis placed on no-till and cover crops.
A long-time friend and booster of the many benefits of no-till, strip-till and cover crops has been recognized as a fellow member of the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) Hall of Fame.
When a pesticide is registered under FIFRA, the Federal “action” must also be in compliance with the ESA. Failure of the USEPA to consult with, and/or failure of the Services to assess, results in non-compliance under Section 7 of the ESA and creates opportunities for litigious intervention, which essentially brings the entire process to a standstill.
Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, a historic amount of funding is available to America’s farmers and ranchers for climate-smart practices like no-till.
Present-day conventional agriculture practices are contributing to climate change, causing major changes in nature’s balance for maintaining our food security.
"Balancing savings and effective management of troublesome weed species will be a major challenge with these novel precision application systems," says Rodrigo Werle, associate professor and extension cropping systems weed scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, Gregg Sanford, Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial manager, reveals how no-till is stacking up to other major systems in year 34 of the trial.
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