[Link] Grower panel talks tillage, cover crops
Three Texas producers confess it's taken a lot of failure mixed with success to make reduced tillage and/or cover crops a successful management system…
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[Link] Conservation tillage rotation enhanced soil structure and soil nutrients in long-term dryland agriculture
Combining different tillage practices in a rational rotation that adapts to the cropping system may optimize the advantages and improve the potentials…
[Link] 6 ways to use harvest to plan for next year
Get ready for harvest 2021. Consider the points below. These six actions can make your next crop year run a little smoother while also making gains w…
[Link] Tracking Changes on Soil Structure and Organic Carbon Sequestration after 30 Years of Different Tillage and Management Practices
The soil under no tillage experienced the largest change in organic carbon (SOC) sequestration, macroaggregate stability, and bulk density.
[Link] What happens to soil microbes when you till?
Tillage disrupts the environments where so many beneficial microbes reside in your soil. I say environments, plural, because within a soil pedon (a ba…
[Link] Six years of conservation agriculture and nutrient management in maize–mustard rotation
Conservation agriculture (CA) is being advocated as an alternative to conventional tillage based systems, as it not only holds the potential to enhanc…
[Link] Ecologically friendly agriculture doesn’t compromise crop yields
Research -- based on an analysis of 5,188 studies comparing diversified and simplified agricultural practices --indicates crop yield was maintained or…
[Link] The Effect of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems with Different Tillage on Soil Properties and Enzymatic Activity
The chemical properties and enzymatic activity of the surface soil horizon were compared between an organic farm (OF) (crop rotation with legume plant…
To till or not to till
Is it more desirable to have your soil at a pH of zero or a pH of 14? Is it more desirable to have water…
