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Cover Crops, Manure Key to Farm’s No-Till Evolution
Gordon and Jeff Smiley are finding quick success with a one-two nutrient punch from fall manure application and cover-crop cocktails.
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‘Pedal Down’ No-Till Approach Provides Diverse, Profitable Results
Kansas growers Darin and Nancy Williams test the limits of conservation adaptation by integrating a full-flex non-GMO rotation, cover crops and rotational grazing.
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How Seeding Cover Crops Can Slash Your Fertilizer Bills
No-till pioneer David Brandt shares how he uses varied mixes of covers to build and recycle soil nutrients and notch major reductions in input costs.
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Translating a Garden Lesson to Profitable No-Tilling
The benefits of no-till residue are helping Lamesa, Texas, farmer Jeremy Brown realize more consistent yields as he converts more of his farm from irrigation to dryland management.
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Faith in No-Till Brings Changes to Plains Farm
No-tiller Steve Pope is working with cover crops and interseeding on the family’s Oklahoma farm to improve crop diversity, reduce weed pressure and rebuild worn-out soils.
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What I've Learned From No-Tilling: Covers, Continuous Cropping Advance No-Till Game
Dan Buerkle finds benefits of a continuous cropping system have ramped up soil health and made weed control more economical and effective.
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Flexible No-Till System Adjusts to a New Norm: Volatility
Dual-purpose wheat, stocker cattle and stable no-till soils are helping Oklahoma no-tiller Jimmy Kinder weather droughts and take advantage of ever-changing market opportunities.
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The National Strip-Tillage Conference returns August 8-9, 2024! Build and refine your strip-till system with dozens of new ideas and connections at the 11th Annual National Strip-Tillage Conference in Madison, Wis. Aug. 8-9, 2024. Experience an energizing 2-day agenda featuring inspiring general session speakers, expert-led Strip-Till Classrooms and collaborative Strip-Till Roundtables. Plus, Certified Crop Adviser credits will be offered.
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Planter Setup Tips for Planting into a Green, Living Cover Crop
This week we’re going to hear from Dodge County, Wis., no-tiller Tony Peirick as he shares some key tips for setting up a planter to plant green into a living cover crop. This video comes to us courtesy of University of Wisconsin’s Integrated Pest and Crop Management program.
