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The Benefits of Conservation Tillage

June 23, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management

North Dakota farmers Joe Breker and Nick Vinje discuss how conservation-tillage practices fits into their farming operations. Breker was honored recently as a responsible nutrient practitioner by the Responsible Nutrient Management Practitioners Program. No-Till Farmer and Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers are co-sponsors of the program.

Growers Use Chart to Help Choose Cover Crops

June 10, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: USDA-ARS

An online tool called the "Cover Crop Chart" is helping U.S. farmers decide which cover crops to plant and is generating interest from growers in other countries.

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‘Godfather’ of Zero-Till Passes Away

By John Dobberstein posted on February 26, 2015

No-Till Farmer received word recently that Jim McCutcheon, a pioneer for zero-till practices in Manitoba and western Canada, passed away on Feb. 12 in Carman, Manitoba. He was 79 years old.

Farmer Panel: Cover Crops Help Store, Rather Than Steal Plains Soil Moisture

While covers may use some water, experienced no-tillers say they build water-holding capacity in no-tilled soils, soften the impact of rain and reduce soil moisture evaporation.

By Jim Steiert posted on February 6, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

Some growers in the Plains feel incorporating cover crops into no-till systems can’t work because covers will use up all of the available moisture needed for the following cash crop. But experienced no-tillers share what benefits they’ve seen from cover crops on their own farms.

NDSU Releases Two-Rowed Barley Variety

January 26, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: North Dakota State University

The North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station has released ND Genesis, a two-rowed barley line adapted to all parts of North Dakota and adjacent areas of Minnesota, Montana and South Dakota.

No-Tilling Could Improve Outcomes With Saline Soils

By John Dobberstein posted on November 13, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

If you’re struggling with saline soils, no-till is probably a better management option than tillage.

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Precise Fertility Guidelines For Corn Can Save You On Nitrogen

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management

While many Corn Belt no-tillers have suspected it for years, it took researchers at North Dakota State University to demonstrate how continuously no-tilled soils require less nitrogen.

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For The First Time, Precise Fertility Guidelines For Corn Can Save You 40 To 50 Pounds Nitrogen With Continuously No-Tilled Ground

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2014

While many Corn Belt no-tillers have suspected it for years, it took researchers at North Dakota State University to demonstrate how continuously no-tilled soils require less nitrogen.

What I've Learned From No-Tilling: When Wet Or Dry, No-Till Rotations, Covers And Cattle Are The Answer

The Cowans adopted no-till because of drought, but found intense rotations and cover crops helped them deal with today’s excess moisture.

By John Dobberstein and Martha Mintz posted on October 1, 2014 | Posted in Water Management, No-Till 101

My father, Art, truly stumbled into no-till by pure happenstance. In the early 1980s he decided he needed to get away for a day or two so he took a drive to North Dakota.

Cracking The Code On No-Till Plant Diversity

Little is known about the organic compounds plants use for nutrient uptake and defense, but farmers can make these chemicals work for them by establishing a diverse no-till system.

By Loretta Sorensen posted on September 1, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health

No-till practices don’t just save labor, fuel and machinery costs, but benefit the mysterious biological world beneath the soil surface that can have a big impact on plant health and yields.

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The Benefits of Conservation Tillage

Growers Use Chart to Help Choose Cover Crops

‘Godfather’ of Zero-Till Passes Away

Farmer Panel: Cover Crops Help Store, Rather Than Steal Plains Soil Moisture

NDSU Releases Two-Rowed Barley Variety

No-Tilling Could Improve Outcomes With Saline Soils

Precise Fertility Guidelines For Corn Can Save You On Nitrogen

For The First Time, Precise Fertility Guidelines For Corn Can Save You 40 To 50 Pounds Nitrogen With Continuously No-Tilled Ground

What I've Learned From No-Tilling: When Wet Or Dry, No-Till Rotations, Covers And Cattle Are The Answer

Cracking The Code On No-Till Plant Diversity

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