Sometimes Joe Kriegel cringes when he drives past farms in his county and sees erodible hilltops that have been worked.
There was a time, decades ago, when Kriegel moldboard plowed soybean stubble in the fall for his dad, but that’s no longer the case today on his 2,000-acre farm near Brooklyn, Iowa.
Kriegel and his sons have built a 3-year rotation of narrow-row corn, soybeans and cover crops that has reduced erosion and mellowed once…
The National No-Tillage Conference returns January 7-10, 2025! Build and refine your no-till system with dozens of new ideas and connections at the 33rd Annual National No-Tillage Conference in Louisville, Ky. Jan. 7-10, 2025. Experience an energizing 4-day agenda featuring inspiring general session speakers, expert-led No-Till Classrooms and collaborative No-Till Roundtables. Plus, Certified Crop Adviser credits will be offered.
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Last week we had boots on the ground at the Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls, Iowa where agronomist David Kleinschmidt emphasized the importance of considering Carbon to Nitrogen ratios of cover crops and residues.
