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Brazilian No-Tiller Aims for Carbon Neutrality

February 27, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Brazilian no-tiller Charles Peeters believes that agriculture is part of the solution to global warming. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

Brazil Quickly Embraced No-Till & Become a World Ag Power

February 16, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

“Brazil feeds around 1.2 billion people on the planet,” writes Luiz Carlos Bergamaschi, President of ABAPA, “but little is known about how this was possible, and there are those who have no idea about our strategic role for the future of humanity. It was not the work of chance.” The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

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No-Till Odds And Ends

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2012

Part of the opportunity for me to recently present the “S.H. Phillips Distinguished Lecture In No-Till Agriculture” at the University of Kentucky was the chance to spend the day talking with faculty members and graduate students from around the world. Phillips was a pioneer in the early 1960s in getting no-till started on a commercial scale. And he would certainly be proud to know no-till has grown to an astounding 288 million acres today around the world.

No-Till Grows Beyond The Borders

Controlled traffic, cover crops and continuous no-till are boosting yields and profitability in South America, Australia and elsewhere as worldwide no-till acres near 300 million.

By John Dobberstein posted on November 1, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Crop Protection

To gauge the world’s supply of arable farming acres, an agricultural expert once compared Earth to the size of an apple, cut into 32 slices. The number of acres suitable for food production represents only one slice, and the apple’s skin represents the world’s supply of topsoil.

6 Advancements That Have Helped No-Till Grow

Agricultural manufacturers and farmers have played key roles in the development of no-till from its pioneering days to its modern-day look.

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on November 1, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Residue Management

Agricultural manufacturers and farmers have played key roles in the development of no-till from its pioneering days to its modern-day look.

Bean Prices Strong, Harvest Sales Likely

September 7, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

While much of the attention in the crop markets has been focused on wheat and corn, soybean prices have shown strength even while trading in a wide range during the past 2 months.

Cover Crops Make Long-Term No-Till Perform Even Better

Iowa no-tiller drills cereal rye as soon as possible after harvesting corn and soybeans for maximum growth and better soil structure

By Dan Zinkland posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health

Long before cover crops became a hot topic among farmers, Wellman, Iowa, no-tiller Dennis Berger drilled cereal rye in the fall of 1978. Then in the spring of 1979, he used paraquat to kill the rye before no-tilling corn

Tough No-Till Competition

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, we taught Brazilian farmers how to no-till successfully. Now, they’re kicking our butts in the worldwide export market due to lower cropping costs and a tremendous boost in no-tilled acres.

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2005 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

When several University of Kentucky agronomists and others headed to South America 35 years ago to show farmers there how to no-till, little did they realize that demonstrating this new technology would eventually turn Brazil into a major player in the world food market and a serious competitor for our grain exports. It’s not likely that they foresaw the eventual impact this would have on prices being paid to American farmers today.

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Argentina No-Tillers Benefit

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

When it comes to no-tilling Roundup Ready soybeans, your competitors in Argentina have a distinct advantage due to lower seed prices. The inability to enforce intellectual property rights has given that nation’s bean producers a comparative advantage.

Why You’re On The Right Track With No-Till

The long-term conversion to no-till could have more impact than any other innovation on Third World food production.

By Jordanna Smida posted on February 1, 2001 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

While no-till was used on 17.5 percent of all ground in the United States and made up 47.9 percent of all acres that were farmed with conservation tillage last year, the adoption of this reduced tillage practice still has a long way to go.

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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 Industries, 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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