The hemp crop I grew this past year was no-till planted into a green cover crop. Weed control and fertility were excellent, utilizing roughly half the inputs compared to using conventional methods.
The Midwest is dry and experiencing drought problems, especially the Mississippi river with reduced barge traffic. Most no-tillers want to know: what is the probability of a drought next year?
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Georgetown, Del., no-tiller Jay Baxter was planning on conducting a cover crop experiment with oats, but when Mother Nature got in the way, he quickly pivoted to another idea for a different type of cover crop experiment.