Spring has arrived and there’s plenty to be excited about as always: Opening Day (go Guardians), March Madness (sadly, none of my teams made the tournament), planting season (I can’t wait to visit some of your farms this spring) and the release of the 12th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference program.
Frost seeding legumes and spring cereals can work very well according to University of Missouri agronomist Rob Myers. And as Rob tells us here in the Cover Crop Connection, if you want to wait a little bit longer and plant your covers in April, that’s perfectly fine, too.
Today we’re highlighting another on-farm trial from North Jersey RC&D. Longtime no-tillers Robert and R.J. Fulper used a planter-mounted roller-crimper for the first time to terminate their covers while planting green.
"I've been coming to this conference for over 10 years and this was definitely one of the best programs yet," an attendee told No-Till Farmer technology editor Noah Newman as the conference wrapped up.
Liz Haney. Russell Hedrick. Jerry Hatfield. Roy Pfaltzgraff. Lance Gunderson. David Kleinschmidt. Dan Luepkes. Sarah Martello. Talk about a cavalcade of All-Stars. With heavy hitters like those on the program, we knew this year’s Big Soil Health Event was once again going to be a can’t-miss event.
Craig Dick, VP of sales and marketing for Phospholutions, showcases the company’s new RhizoSorb 8-39-0, billed as the next generation of phosphate fertilizer. Dick explains why the fertilizer is 50% more efficient than traditional MAP or DAP and how it can deliver $20 per acre in ROI.
Check out Black Eagle Ag’s new 40-foot, 16-row narrow transport strip-till bar, which was designed by a strip-tiller in Australia to be resilient in the toughest soil conditions.
Jonathan Spence of Schlagel Manufacturing and Leesburg, Ga., strip-tiller Alex Harrell sit down with technology editor Noah Newman in this exclusive interview from the 2024 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa.
Charles Baron with Farmers Business Network told me all about the organization’s latest innovation, Norm the AI Agronomist. Norm is an online tool that uses artificial intelligence to scan the internet and agronomic research to answer questions about agronomy, farm management practices and more.
The National No-Tillage Conference returns January 12-15, 2027!Build and refine your no-till system with dozens of new ideas and connections at the 35th Annual National No-Tillage Conference in Indianapolis, Jan. 12-15, 2027. Experience an energizing 4-day agenda featuring inspiring general session speakers, expert-led No-Till Classrooms and collaborative No-Till Roundtables. Plus, Certified Crop Adviser credits will be offered.
This week we are looking at a clip from Cody Hornaday, a technical agronomist with Koch Agronomic Services, as he explains a few tips that no-tillers and cover croppers should keep in mind for unlocking phosphorus in their soils.
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