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Ogallala Aquifer Summit a First Step — But What’s Next?

By John Dobberstein posted on April 26, 2018 | Posted in Water Management

A recent two-day summit about preserving the crucial aquifer drew officials from several states, but the real-life hard work of addressing low adoption of water-saving practices like no-till and precision technology still lies ahead.

Reconsider Manure Application with High Soil Moisture Conditions

April 2, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

With soil pores continuously filled with water this time of year, Penn State Extension says applying manure increases the risk of runoff.

Obsession With Soil Health Paves Way For Better No-Tilling

Indiana no-tiller Dave Chance uses a combination of compost, cover crops and vertical tillage to tame high-clay soils and boost yields.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health

For Dave Chance, building a successful no-till system has come from a combination of timely discoveries, deliberate decisions and a healthy fascination with soil health.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Always Learning More From No-Till And Strip-Till

Tom Oswald continues the onfarm research that convinced him 20 years ago to avoid full-width tillage

By Tom Oswald and Ron Ross posted on June 1, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Precision Agriculture, Strip-Till Farming

It might be more correct to call this article, “What I’m Still Learning From No-Tilling.” Over nearly 30 years, my farming operation has shifted from customary fall-spring tillage, through a period of detailed research and onfarm studies and finally, 11 years ago, to adoption of continuous no-till.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Follow A No-Till Systems Approach To Big-Time Profits

When farmers switch to a no-till system, it often takes 5 years or more to see dramatic changes since the soil is recovering from decades of mismanagement.

By Bud Davis and Ron Ross posted on January 1, 2004 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting

A good no-tiller is apt to be a patient person. In Kansas, that virtue has been tested to the extreme as we work our way through one of the worst droughts of the past 75 years.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Mother Nature Doesn’t Do Tillage!

Even so, it takes a lot of connections to make no-till systems work effectively.

By Dwyane Beck posted on November 1, 2002 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

History tell us why no-till works. Many of us in agriculture tend to look back only 5 or 10 years, but we really need to look back a century or two.

Tackling Tricky Soils

Understanding how soils work isn't an easy task. Here's the nitty gritty.

By Katherine Meitner posted on September 1, 2000 | Posted in Soil Health

As no-tillers, you don’t need anyone to tell you that no-tilling is the best thing you can do to ensure your soils are protected and are helping the environment.

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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.

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