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Top 10 Lessons about Soil Fertility

Doug Miller, vice president of Midwest Bio-Tech, discusses 10 lessons he has learned about the interaction of soil fertility and microbial activity over 40 years.

By Emily Schultz posted on August 11, 2022 | Posted in Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Certain lessons about microbiology can only be learned under unusual conditions, says Doug Miller. The vice president of Midwest Bio-Tech, founded in 1981, shared some of these lessons, learned over the past 4 decades, in a recent webinar hosted on www.No-TillFarmer.com.

No-Till’s Best Innovators and Legends Share Their Failures and Successes

No-till experts provide valuable insight during special Q&A session at the National No-Tillage Conference.

By Noah Newman posted on August 10, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

The No-Till Innovators program has recognized more than 100 farmers, businesses and organizations who have made a major impact on the growth of no-till over the years. Five members of the distinguished group shared the ups and downs from their journey during a panel discussion at the 2022 National No-Tillage Conference in Louisville, Ky.

Ideas Abound at 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference

The 9th annual event highlighted new strategies to improve yields, manage nutrients, alleviate compaction and more.

By Michaela Paukner posted on August 10, 2022 | Posted in Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

From practical advice on alleviating compaction to conflicting views on soil health to a former NASA engineer’s new yield-boosting technology, the 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference sent attendees home with many new ideas to try on their operations — and a lot to talk about at the coffee shop.

Pennsylvania No-Tillers Mark 50 Years Without the Plow

By Brian O'Connor posted on August 4, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

The year Leroy Bupp and Jeff Frey planted their first no-till crops saw the release of the first commercial digital watch (price tag $2,100), the first Honda Civic, and "The Godfather."

Taking a Pipe to Troublesome Corn Stalks

By Brian O'Connor posted on July 21, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Residue Management

No-tillers love residue, but there's one thing about it that's less than desirable. Upright cornstalks are a nightmare for tires, and can gore even the toughest treads. Corn and soybean no-tiller Jay Allen has devised a solution.

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No-Till Trials Zero in on Hybrids, Fertilizer Applications

Getting peak performance in a no-till system goes beyond having the right planter. Sparta, Wis., no-tiller Jim Leverich uses extensive on-farm trials to select the best genetics and fertilizer program for optimum yield potential on his ground.

By Julia Gerlach posted on July 12, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Crop Protection, Residue Management, Nutrient Management

Sparta, Wis., home to Jim Leverich, No-Till Farmer’s 2022 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, is not far from the beautiful sandstone bluffs of the Mississippi River. Hugging the west-central part of the state, Leverich’s farm features a range of soils from sandy loam to heavier clay loam soils.

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No More ‘More-On’ Farming

Synthetics are out on this North Dakota farm. Stimulating the soil biome to produce hundreds of thousands of dollars of inputs is in.

By Martha Mintz posted on July 11, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Efficiency drove our shift to no-till in 1999. The practice meant less fuel, fewer tractor passes and reduced man hours. For all other aspects of our operation, though, it was more, more, more.

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Conservation Farming Improves Water Use, Yield

July 4, 2022 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Residue Management, Water Management

South Africa’s water scarcity — and the need to import well over 1 million tons of wheat annually — mean that the country’s winter wheat growers increasingly have to optimize their water-use efficiencies. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

No-Till and The American Kestrel

By Julia Gerlach posted on June 28, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management

No-till is usually touted for its soil health benefits and how it reduces erosion and improves workload. But since switching to no-till, this Wisconsin dairy operation is seeing that the practices of keeping the soil covered and boosting biological diversity is having a positive affect on the local kestrel population as well.

The Biofuel Folks Might Like a Word About Your Corn Stover

By Brian O'Connor posted on June 18, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Soil Health

A study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production found that harvesting up to 30% of corn stover on a field for use in fuel products could increase revenues for growers and decrease the negative impact on the environment, while at the same time allowing some soil organic matter accumulation.

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