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Legendary No-Till Advice
News Flash... Carbon Loss Equals Yield Loss
Restoring our soil is an ideal way to increase yields — & we’ll still have the increased yields by genetic improvements & technology
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling
Proof of No-Till Benefits Found ‘In the Plots’
Almost 30 years of on-farm trials has guided Blaine Baker on adoption of technologies & practices that are truly profitable on his Michigan farm
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[Podcast] Unlocking the Hidden Powers of Your No-Tilled Soils
In this podcast, brought to you by NewFieldsAg, A “green and growing crop” is often perceived as a visual validation of a healthy no-till system. But subsurface investigation is wise to truly understand the biological stability of your soils for long-term success, says Brad Forkner.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling
Taking the Edge Off Weather Events
No-till practices, cover crops, irrigation & even drone applications combine to trim losses & deliver more consistent crops
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Bucking No-Till Tradition with Compost, Continuous Cropping
Compost extract, crop rotation & spoon-fed nutrients are key to Franck Groeneweg’s efforts to boost soil livestock on the venerable former Wheat Montana farm
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How Intensive Nitrogen Use Is Browning The Green Revolution - Richard Mulvaney - NNTC 2015 Presentation - MP3 Download
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Richard Mulvaney says the use of synthetic nitrogen for modern cereal production is assumed to build soil organic matter by increasing the input of residue carbon. However, the University of Illinois fertility specialist says this assumption is at odds with declining levels of soil carbon and nitrogen documented in long-term cropping trials. He adds these declines in soil nitrogen and carbon are occurring even when fertilizer inputs exceed grain nitrogen removal.
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Cover Crops, Strip-Till Spark Desert Soil Revival
On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we pay a visit to Strip-Till Innovator Robert Boyle’s farm in Coolidge, Ariz., for an up-close look at how he’s transforming his soils with cover crops and diverse rotations.
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