[Link] No-till production farmers can cut herbicide use, control weeds, protect profits
Farmers using no-till production -- in which soil never or rarely is plowed or disturbed -- can reduce herbicide use and still maintain crop yields b…
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[Link] Sluss family farms with eye on conservation
In 2012, fourth-generation farmer Sam Sluss watched as, yet again, a field alongside a creek was flooded out, taking some topsoil with it. He had a f…
[Link] What I’ve Learned from No-Tilling: Take Measure and Take Notice to Make and See No-Till Progress
Gathering data, keeping tabs on weather and more helps Saskatchewan no-tiller Jake Leguee improve crop performance and farm profitability.
[Link] How the Rhizophagy Cycle Could Boost No-Till Profits
Simply put, complex microbial processes in the soil do a more efficient, effective job providing nutrients to plants and can help no-tillers reduce in…
[Link] Tools for Transitioning to No-till Vegetable Production
Enjoy this tour of Simple Gifts Farm to learn from farm managers Jeremy Barker Plotkin and Dave Tepfer. Jeremy and Dave discuss the practices and tool…
[Link] Handling the transition to reduced tillage
One of the biggest benefits of reduced tillage is that it leaves more residue on the soil surface to protect it in extreme weather, and promotes fungi…
[Link] Tissue sampling shows possible ways to improve crop
Results from the no-till sample depicted a different scenario. “Based on this sample, it looks beautiful nutrition-wise,” Bower says. “I would n…
[Link] [Podcast] Benefitting from Long-Term No-Till with Jerry Grigar, Part 2
Frank Lessiter continue his talk with Retired Michigan State Agronomist Jerry Grigar, about many of the lessons learned from decades of using no-till …
[Link] Living roots are farmer’s nutrient source
Salute Soil Health: Slideshow depicts what long-term no-till and cover crops can accomplish.
[Link] Working with Mother Nature: Crop diversity, rotational grazing improve production
“If you take our corn last year, we didn’t use any chemical fertilizers, so our fertilizer bill is zero,” he said. “In fact, if you are using …
