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Cover Crop Termination Tips

April 28, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

Whatever cover crop you have growing into your fields — clover, radish, vetch or something else —selecting the right herbicide burndown program for termination will help you start clean this growing season.

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.

By Bob and Ryan Chalfant and Martha Mintz posted on January 21, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Precision Ag, Soil Health

We’re not out for the highest yield at any expense. We’re out for the highest yield we can produce profitably.

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Leaving Soils Better for the Next Generation

By John Dobberstein posted on October 11, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health

A Great Plains no-tiller who ‘walks the walk’ with taking soil health seriously shares how no-till is helping him succeed.

Cover Crop Considerations after Small Grain Harvest

July 19, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Penn State University

Cover crops can be used for different reasons, such as to provide soil erosion protection, alleviate compaction, control weeds, fix atmospheric nitrogen for the next crop, harvest for hay, and as a grazing resource. The reason for using a cover crop will determine which species or mixture of species you choose, as well as how you manage it.

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.

By John Dobberstein posted on May 12, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, No-Till 101

One thing that discourages some no-tillers from adopting cover crops is a concern they won’t bring an immediate payoff.

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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.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on March 10, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

No-Till Farmer readers appear firmly committed to using cover crops. The percentage of no-tillers using cover crops grew to 83% in 2017 — a 6-point jump over the prior year, an all-time high in the decade-old no-till benchmark study and the 6th consecutive year of growth.

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No-Tiller Discusses Rotation and Cover Crop Strategies

January 25, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: SARE Outreach

Jamie Scott is a no-till farmer from Indiana who is talking about his crop rotation and cover crop strategy.

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Interseeding Benefits from Penn State University

December 21, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: Penn State Extension

Greg Roth, a professor at Penn State University, explains how interseeding is a system designed to help establish cover crops in areas where cover crop establishment is not that feasible because of a late harvest and short season.

[Podcast] Managing Annual Ryegrass In No-Till — It’s All About The Details

In this episode of the <em>No-Till Farmer</em> podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we are joined by no-till consultant with Ag Conservation Solutions, Dan Towery, who discusses some of the benefits of annual ryegrass as a carbon provider and nitrogen scavenger in no-tilled soils, and the optimum seeding window for its use in the U.S.

By John Dobberstein posted on November 9, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, No-Till 101

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we are joined by no-till consultant with Ag Conservation Solutions, Dan Towery, who discusses some of the benefits of annual ryegrass as a carbon provider and nitrogen scavenger in no-tilled soils, and the optimum seeding window for its use in the U.S.

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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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SureFire Ag Unveils the 3rd Generation Model of the QuickDraw 3000

Matt Wolters, marketing manager for SureFire Ag, unveils the 3rd-generation model of the QuickDraw 3000 at the 2019 Farm Progress Show. The system includes carrier blending for 3 products, a 10” screen that’s 6 times brighter than the previous model, iPad app for remote display and remote start batch, and auto batch calculation for easier chemical mixing and loading of the sprayer.

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Regenerative Agriculture — From the Soil to the Table

Date: 09/27/19

Location: Lincoln, NE

Join us to hear from three producers who share how they are changing their crop selection, growing practices and product marketing to ensure future success.

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