Strip-till

Former Iowa Ag Secretary, USDA Leader Bill Northey Dies

By Spencer Chase posted on February 6, 2024

Source: Agri-Pulse

Former Iowa Ag Secretary and Trump administration USDA leader Bill Northey has died, leaving behind numerous family and friends, and a legacy of farm policy leadership. He was 64.

Technology Helps Cover Cropper Implement Conservation Practices

January 15, 2024 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Product Innovations & Introductions

Source: Iowa Farmer Today

Mark Kingland, who farms nearly 1,800 acres throughout Winnebago County, Iowa, with his brother, Tom, seeded several hundred cover crop acres for the first time in fall 2023 and used his new drone to broadcast the seed.

Cover Crop Tips from Strip-Tillers, No-Tillers & Researchers

Management strategies, termination times & seed mixtures are all important aspects of a successful plan

December 6, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Source: Nebraska Farmer

It may have taken a “double-dog dare” for Oklahoma no-tiller Jimmy Emmons to try different crops and different cover crops in his rotation, but many of those experiments have paid big dividends in what Emmons calls “wow” moments.

Using Cover Crops to Build a Soil Health Community

Farmers give advice on implementing soil health-building practices

By Janelle Atyeo posted on October 13, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Tri-State Neighbor

Farmers give advice on implementing soil health-building practices

Pull the Plug on Planting Green if Weather is Unseasonably Warm?

April 13, 2023

Source: Penn State Extension

Research from Penn State and other institutions shows that planting green significantly dries the top three inches in the soil profile compared to planting into cover crops killed a week or more pre-plant, because the growing cover crop transpires and draws water out of the root zone.

WATCH: Longtime No-Tiller Uses Old Feed Grinder to Blend Cover Crops

By Noah Newman posted on February 24, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Jeff Duling's creativity is on full display in this video, as the longtime no-tiller explains how he uses an old feed grinder to blend cover crop seeds.

New Strip-Till, No-Till, Cover Crops Equipment on Display at National Farm Machinery Show

By Noah Newman posted on February 20, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Product Innovations & Introductions

Our editorial team made the trip to Louisville, Ky., for the National Farm Machinery Show. The Kentucky Expo Center was packed with the latest cutting edge technology and product innovations for strip-tillers and no-tillers.

Strip-Till & Cover Crops Offer the ‘Best of Both Worlds’

The Isley family has improved water retention by planting annual ryegrass into standing corn and seeding annual ryegrass and rapeseed prior to strip-tilling.

By Julienne Isaacs posted on September 20, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

In 2012, the Isley family took a firm dislike to using the word “dirt.” They had gone through a substantial drought and were working ground, watching it turn to powder.

[Podcast] Reducing Fertilizer Use with Cover Crops

February 11, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

This week’s podcast, sponsored by Montag Manufacturing, features strip-tiller and cover crop advocate Wayne Fredericks, Osage, Iowa. Fredericks will discuss how he transitioned to using crops on 100% of his acres, his cover crop goals, how using covers has helped him reduce fertilizer use, and more.

Growers Could Receive $25 Per Acre Payments if Using Cover Crops

More than two-thirds of no-tillers will be eligible for up to $5 billion in financial incentives.

By Sarah Hill posted on September 24, 2021 | Posted in Economics

Landowners could receive payments of $25 per acre on up to 1,000 acres if cover crops are established in their fields for the purposes of soil health, according to a preliminary Senate draft of the Build Back Better bill and corresponding budget. Non-operating landowners could receive payments of $5 per acre for encouraging tenants to seed covers on rented fields.