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Smart Manure Aeration System ‘Fits Like a Glove,’ for No-Till & Cover Crop Users

Earlier this summer I caught up with Pennsylvania no-tiller Grant Troop and he filled me in on a unique Smart Manure Aeration System that puts dollars and time back in the pockets of no-tillers and he even refers to it as “a soil health dream.”

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Smart Manure Aeration System ‘Fits Like a Glove,’ for No-Till & Cover Crop Users
Earlier this summer I caught up with Pennsylvania no-tiller Grant Troop and he filled me in on a unique Smart Manure Aeration System that puts dollars and time back in the pockets of no-tillers and he even refers to it as “a soil health dream.”
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Smart Manure Aeration System ‘Fits Like a Glove,’ for No Till & Cover Crop Users

Earlier this summer I caught up with Pennsylvania no-tiller Grant Troop and he filled me in on a unique Smart Manure Aeration System that puts dollars and time back in the pockets of no-tillers and he even refers to it as “a soil health dream.”

Annual Legumes: More Than Just Free Nitrogen
Annual legumes are back on the table — and not just as a cover crop footnote.
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Talking About Cover Crops as Forage Feed Sources
A July 22 webinar features Iowa State University’s Shelby Gruss and Matthew Helmers in a Beyond the Basics live dialogue about extending cover crop benefits to include value from forage opportunities.
Cover Crops Used to Suppress Weeds After Wheat Harvest
In dryland (rainfed) production in Kansas, winter wheat serves as the base crop, as wheat stubble provides excellent soil cover that minimizes wind and water erosion and stores water for row crops.
Cover Crops Gave Me My Summers Back
This past weekend as I was helping my friend weed her small flower garden, I reflected on the many hours of my life I have spent pulling weeds.

Smart Manure Aeration System ‘Fits Like a Glove,’ for No-Till & Cover Crop Users

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Smart Manure Aeration System ‘Fits Like a Glove,’ for No-Till & Cover Crop Users

Cover Crops Gave Me My Summers Back

Arizona Farmer Uses 5-Way Cover Crop Mix Ahead of Corn

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Annual Legumes: More Than Just Free Nitrogen

Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Talking About Cover Crops as Forage Feed Sources

Cover Crops Used to Suppress Weeds After Wheat Harvest

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