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No-Till Creates Path to Success for Young Wisconsin Brothers

Tough lessons about farm management lead brothers Andy and Anthony Beck to no-till. Improved profits and healthier soils turned them into dedicated practitioners.

By Julia Gerlach posted on May 25, 2019 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

For many farmers, it can take years to make the transition from traditional tillage to no-till practices, often starting with a small field and adding acres each year.

Scout for Slugs Before Seeding Cereal Rye

September 12, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Source: University of Wisconsin Extension

Slugs feed on seed prior to germination. An alternative would be to drill the rye seeds instead of broadcasting.

No-Till, Covers Provide Buffer For Higher Yields, Better Soils

Ohio no-tiller Jim Carter Jr. finds breaking from tillage and adding cereal rye and other covers improved corn and soybean yields, and greatly benefited his soils.

By Laura Barrera posted on July 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment

Jim Carter Jr. recalls when he was in high school and looking at soil tests taken from his father’s farm in North Baltimore, Ohio.

Study Finds Cover Crops Don't Negatively Affect Yields

May 20, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Iowa Learning Farms

Cereal rye cover crops added to a corn-soybean rotation seem to have little negative effect on yield, according to a five-year study conducted by Iowa Learning Farms and Practical Farmers of Iowa.

No-Till Briefs

May 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting

No-tillers should be cautious about planting corn 2 inches deep or more, says Barry Fisher, Indiana state agronomist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service

Get Up And Get Growing

Dean James uses shorter maturity crops and a stripped-down planter to get more acres of cereal rye cover planted earlier and faster.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on September 1, 2009 | Posted in Cover Crops

Trouble establishing a stand before winter is perhaps one of the biggest reasons some no-tillers steer clear of nutrient-recycling, organic-matter-building cover crops.

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