Items Tagged with 'benefits of no-till'

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Take a Systems Approach to No-Till to Improve Soil Health

University no-till plots show significant benefits over conventional tillage, but when combined with systematic crop rotations & cover crops, the results are cumulative

By Dan Crummett posted on February 20, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

No-Till Legend Paul Jasa has been studying conservation tillage — and no-till in particular — since 1981 for the University of Nebraska.

10 Stories to Celebrate No-Tillers on National Ag Day

March 21, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

In honor of National Ag Day, No-Till Farmer's editors collected these 10 articles that illustrate no-tillers' role in not only feeding our country, but also feeding our world.

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No-Till Highlights: Dec. 22, 2022

December 22, 2022

No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. The Best of the Web series is brought to you by TOTAL ACRE.

No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] Mr. Lessiter Goes to Washington

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by NewLeaf Symbiotics, we dug through our archives to find the speech Frank Lessiter presented during his 1973 testimonial before the House Agriculture Committee on the important role no-tillage was playing in American agriculture.

By Julia Gerlach and Frank Lessiter posted on March 17, 2022 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

How No-Till Benefits the World’s Population

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 15, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The continued growth of no-till offers a number of major environmental advances for people all around the globe.

Park Your Plow: 5 Tips for the No-Till-Curious

November 9, 2018 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: Elizabeth Creech, USDA Farm Production and Conservation

Reduced erosion. Saved time and fuel. Improved nutrient cycling, soil moisture, and resiliency in the face of drought. You likely already know the potential benefits of no-till. With harvest season winding down, you’re no doubt making an important decision for your working land. Will you hook up the plow, or is this the year you’ll park it for good?

No-Tillers Agree: Using Tillage to Remedy Problems is Not a Solution

December 10, 2016 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Crop Protection, Water Management

We weren't the only ones unhappy with Ohio State University Extension's suggestion to till no-till fields. Here are some of the responses we've seen from no-tillers and others who support the practice.

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Feed The World With No-Till

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

In developing countries around the world, a new research report indicates that extensive use of no-till could increase corn yields by 20% over the next 36 years. And if irrigation was used in these no-till fields, corn yields could increase by as much as 67%.

Reaping No-Till Benefits? Take This Quiz

August 5, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: NRCS Iowa

Do you consider yourself a no-till farmer, and can you pass the NO-TILL CHALLENGE?

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

A Permanent No-Till Is The Only Way to Go!

Spending an extra $12 per acre on fertilizer resulted in $60 to $80 more income with no-tilled corn.

By Ron Ross and Mike Wolpert posted on June 1, 2003 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting

It took me almost 12 years to learn that you can’t dabble with no-tilling. You either have to commit 100 percent or forget about it.

Videos

Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

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.

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