With nearly 20 years of no-tilling experience and the knowledge he’s taken away from attending 21 National No-Tillage Conferences, Ross Bishop shares the challenges he’s faced among varying soil types, as well as the adaptations he’s made for planting, lack of fertility, cover crops and harvesting. Running 700 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat while raising beef cattle, the Jackson, Wis., no-tiller is confident no-till will continue to sustain his farm, his soils and his happiness.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.
