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‘Going Nuclear’ on Soil Erosion Losses in Uganda

By John Dobberstein posted on May 3, 2021 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Soil Health, Water Management

The livelihoods of millions of Uganda citizens is rooted in the highlands — the mountainous or elevated regions of the East African country. These regions play a significant role in agriculture, which is the main source of income for many Ugandans, including for 70% of working women. These regions are also recognized as one of the key hotspots where land degradation, due to soil erosion, is rampant. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

Filling the Intercropping Info Gap

Intercropping formula promises food security in Sahel Africa

November 15, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

Source: American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science Society of America, Crop Science Society of America

Sometimes, growing two crops simultaneously on the same piece of land — called intercropping — can benefit farmers. But it needs careful planning and resource management.

No-Till Can Help Stop Climate Change, Food Insecurity

June 28, 2016 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: Cross Slot

Soil scientist John Baker explains how no-till not only prevents more carbon from being released into the atmosphere, it returns it to the soil for future crop production

All Farmers Boost Global Food Security

August 13, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

African farmers and American producers have different motivations and face unique challenges, but they are crucial to global food security and negatively affected by misinformation and innuendo that shape the current debates on how to feed the future.

Cover Crops Could Replace Applied Nitrogen

May 30, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops

Cover crops incorporated into a continuous no-till field crop rotation can produce enough nitrogen to complement, or in some cases, replace corn nitrogen fertilizer applications, according to long-term Ohio State University Extension research.

Howard G. Buffett, No-Tiller & Philanthropist, Shares ‘Role of No-Till in Feeding the World’ at 2010 National No-Tillage Conference in Des Moines

No-Till Conference History Made in 2010 with Unforgettable Banquet Speech

By Howard G. Buffett posted on January 15, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Precision Agriculture

At the time of his presentation to the 2010 National No-Tillage Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, Howard G. Buffett (son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett) had been no-tilling since 1992 on 16,000 acres in Illinois and Nebraska as well as another 6,000-plus acres in South Africa.

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