A Texas farm was recently recognized with an environmental award after switching to no-till practices 17 years ago rather than kicking up dust annually.
Conflicting news about the condition of the Ogallala aquifer is creating more confusion than ever, and the federal government’s own report card on its efforts to protect the aquifer don’t make the grade.
Studies about cover crops from many of the semi-arid Great Plains have been cautionary or conditional, owing to potential concerns about soil moisture or nutrient use from covers seeded ahead of cash crops.
With all the bad press of late about farming systems failing, it's nice to see stories about growers seeking out no-till and regenerative farming practices as the solution.
With all the bad press of late about farming systems failing, it's nice to see stories about growers seeking out no-till and regenerative farming practices as the solution.
Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have shared interesting results about wheat varieties and their ability to use stored soil water. What can you do to improve soil water storage and availability, outside of just buying the right variety? You guessed it.
Are you still wrestling with questions over soil fertility issues in your no-tilled pastures? A recent blog post from Oklahoma State University Extension’s Brian Arnall might shed some light on the situation for you.
While brain drain has been a problem in family farming for quite a while, there are still plenty of children who go to college and return home to participate in the family business. And in the coming years there will be one of the biggest transfers of farm ownership in history.
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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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