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Soil Health Focus Leads to Evolving No-Till System

By Laura Barrera posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Despite his location, Doug Rogers has tackled no-till, twin rows, cover crops, controlled traffic and efficient fertility practices in an effort to leave his Ontario farm in better shape.

Pictured Above: EARLY START. Doug Rogers examines the cover crops he interseeded into corn around the V4-V6 stage last summer. Despite a dry spell, most of the cover on his heavier ground emerged. In his 2 years of interseeding, Rogers has been pleased with the results he’s seen from interseeding into corn, but is still working on getting a better stand in soybeans

Doug Rogers believes the toughest challenge growers have to overcome to make…

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Laura barrera

Laura Barrera

Laura Barrera is the former managing editor of No-Till Farmer and Conservation Tillage Guide magazines. Prior to joining No-Till Farmer, she served as an assistant editor for a greenhouse publication. Barrera holds a B.A. in magazine journalism from Ball State University.

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