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No-Till Briefs: December 2023

October 30, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health

Diverse Rotations Improve Soil Biology, Yields
Adjust Corn Head Angle for Harvest
Covers Reduce Inputs, Maintain Yield
Check Your Speed While Planting
Seed Companies Pushing Cover Crops
Nitrogen Stabilizer Performance Varies
Glyphosate, No-Till Improve Sustainability
Cover Crops Increase Soil Organic Matter

Climate-Friendly Practices Can Increase Crop Yields, Study Shows

June 28, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Source: Phys.org

In a 9-year study, researchers in Europe and Africa found they could increase yields by pairing manure with small amounts of synthetic fertilizers. In addition, they were able to reduce herbicide use with longer crop rotations and growing nitrogen-fixing crops.

Cashing in with Cover Forages Between No-Till Wheat Crops

Oklahoma no-tiller squeezes in a profitable late-summer, early-fall grazing period on cover crops he sows immediately behind his combine. The practice adds $100-150 per acre in cattle gains.

By Dan Crummett posted on May 2, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Northwestern Oklahoma no-tiller Jimmy Emmons quit plowing 10 years ago to begin rebuilding his soils and says by adding diverse cover crop mixes to his operation over the same period he’s cut his farm’s overall purchased fertilizer use by 85%.

9th Annual Benchmark Study

No-Tillers Slash Spending to Stay in the Black

Readers once again stayed under budget to turn a profit, and plan to continue making cuts for the upcoming growing season.

By Laura Barrera posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment

While crop prices remained unfavorable, more No-Till Farmer readers were profitable in 2016 than 2015 — but they had to stay under budget to make it happen.

8th Annual Benchmark Study: No-Tillers Make Cuts to Turn a Profit in 2015

Reducing inputs while maintaining high yields helped keep the majority of No-Till Farmer readers in the black despite soft commodity prices.

By Laura Barrera posted on April 16, 2016 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment

Despite another year of high yields, slumping grain prices made it harder for no-tillers to be profitable in 2015.

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No-Till Legend Concerned About Corn Profits in 2024

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin Till, Vincennes, Ind., no-tiller Ray McCormick explains why it’s going to be tough to “not lose a lot of money this year” on corn. Plus, we ask our readers, “On a scale of 1-10, how concerned are you about drought this year?” Hear why some farmers are worried, and why others aren’t very worried at all.

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