Alfalfa, Cereal Rye Bring Added Benefits to Long-Term No-Till

Milledgeville, Ill., no-tiller Norm Deets finds alfalfa helps speed up the transition to no-till and cover crops hold and build soil in areas prone to erosion.

By Laura Barrera posted on March 14, 2016 | Posted in Soil Health

Being the “scourge” of the neighborhood was one of the biggest challenges Norm Deets faced when he started no-tilling. But after 30 years of committing to the practice, he knows the benefits outweigh the nice look of perfectly tilled soils.

Hagie, Fennig Equipment Release Commodity Delivery System for Self-Propelled Applicators

December 15, 2015 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Hagie Manufacturing

In partnership with Fennig Equipment, Hagie Mfg. introduces the Hagie Commodity Delivery System (CDS), a solution to add value to self-propelled applicators with capability to perform full-season dry fertilizer, nutrient and cover-crop interseeding applications.

Cover Crops Improve Soils, Boost No-Tillers’ Cow Herd

Adopting no-till, along with a diverse crop rotation and varied mix of covers, has allowed Chad and Danny Simmelink to grow their bred-heifer program.

By Bill Spiegel posted on July 1, 2014 | Posted in Grazing

Cows and cover crops are a winning combination for Kansas no-tillers Chad and Danny Simmelink.

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Preventing Saline Soils

Lee Briese, a crop consultant from North Dakota, shares tips on how growers can prevent their soils from becoming saline in the first place.

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2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference

Date: 07/28/22

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Discover 2-days of cutting-edge ideas, techniques and strategies in Coralville, Iowa., July 28-29. Join the most innovative, forward-thinking minds in strip-till to raise your level of strip-till profitability, efficiency and efficacy.

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