Big Roots from Ryegrass Build ‘Highways’ in the Soil
Ralph Upton Jr. shares how annual ryegrass busted the plow pan, boosted soil organic matter and improved corn yields above the county average.
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Breaking Through the ‘Fragipan’ with Annual Ryegrass
Researchers at the University of Kentucky are zeroing in on the organic compounds they believe can break through cement-like fragipan in soils.
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[Podcast] Planting Green and Other No-Till Strategies with Mike Starkey
In this episode of the <em>No-Till Farmer</em> Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, <em>No-Till Farmer</em> editor Frank Lessiter talks with Mike Starkey, who no-tills 2,500 acres of wheat, corn, soybeans and hay in Brownsburg, Ind.
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What I’ve Learned from No-Tilling: Continuous Adjustments Make for Profitable No-Till Yields
Indiana father-son no-till team seek to balance productive yields with profitability.
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Tips for Getting Cover Crops to Pay Off from the Starting Gate
Kansas no-tiller John Stigge believes cover crops can deliver in year one if growers utilize the ‘power of 3’ that includes legumes, brassicas and grasses.
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Cover Crop Train Keeps Rolling On
Use hits all-time high at 83%, but more cereal rye seeded to trim costs.
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Managing Annual Ryegrass In No-Till — It’s All About The Details - Dan Towery - NNTC 2015 Presentation - MP3 Download
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Annual ryegrass is one of the more economical cover crops and provides numerous benefits to no-tilled soils. Yet some farmers are hesitant to use it because of reports that it can be difficult to manage.
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Strip Cropping and Interseeding Cover Crops with Marty Weiss
Capturing sunlight and keeping living roots in the ground as long as possible is the goal of Beaver Dam, Ws., no-tiller Marty Weiss. The co-chair of the Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil & Healthy Water talks about strip-cropping and interseeding cover crops at a field day in the summer of 2020.
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