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What I've Learned from No-Tilling
Focus on Organic Matter, Flexibility Keeps No-Till Farm One Step Ahead
A wide range of equipment and strategies are employed for applying nutrients, managing cover crops and getting the job done.
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No-Till, Cover Crops and Data Help Coax Yields from Thin Soils
Cecil and Steele Byrum pull out all the stops to produce quality crops on the thin, sandy coastal soils of southeast Virginia.
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No-Till Lays Foundation for Consistent Crops, Rain or Shine
Financial challenges pushed Mike Belan’s family into conservation practices, but the Ontario no-tiller is focusing on improving soil health to propel the farm forward.
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Balancing Nutrients Restores Soils While Raising No-Till Yields
Cover cropping every acre, along with several applications of nitrogen and manure, allow Steve Berger to protect his land and raise healthy crops.
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Finding Security in No-Till and Diversity
No-tilling broke Mike Beer, and eventually his neighbors, out of a spring wheat rut and into crop diversity and economic success.
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Cover Crops Transform Challenging Acres to Efficient Yield Leaders
No-tilling and cover cropping help Mark Turner reduce fertility needs and take fields considered too poor to grow corn to 200-bushel yields.
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No-Till Contributes to Cully Brothers Farm’s Longevity and Economic Success
Erosion, yields and economics led the Cully brothers to try no-till, while improving equipment and crop protection technologies have kept them at it.
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Keeping Busy with Cover Crops
Attica, Ind., no-tiller Dan DeSutter is always looking for ways to improve his cover-crop system. We visited him in the spring of 2016 when he was rolling/crimping his cover crops and planting soybeans.
To learn about DeSutter's operation, check out the What I've Learned from No-Tilling article: Rejuvenating Acres and Ramping Up Soil Productivity.
Pulse Crops Amplify Production and Profits
Gordon Stoner no-tills his 12,000 acres of durum, green field peas, lentils, flax and corn in Outlook, Mont. The 22-year no-till veteran moved from a wheat-fallow rotation to pulse crops and has seen his soils and bottom line both greatly improve.
For more information on Stoner’s operation, read the What I’ve Learned From No-Tilling article: Diversity, No-Till and Continuous Cropping Bring Big Impacts to Bottom Line, published in November 2016. (Subscription)
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