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‘Soil Livestock’ Open the Tap to Increasing No-Till Production

Healthier microbial communities are key for no-tillers to utilize large pools of untapped nutrients underground and increase production without hiking input costs.

By John Dobberstein posted on November 18, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

Nutrient-based yield theories have served agriculture for more than 150 years, but the problem, some soil scientists say, is those models were created without any concept of soil biology.

[Video] How to Design a Cover Crop Mixture for Multiple Goals

November 17, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

Part 3 of a 3-part series from Penn State University that examines cover crop mixtures, their cost effectiveness, the benefits and challenges of planting and how to design a crop mixture to achieve multiple goals.

[Video] Benefits and Challenges of Planting Cover Crop Mixtures

November 17, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

Part 2 of a 3-part series from Penn State University that examines cover crop mixtures, their cost effectiveness, the benefits and challenges of planting and how to design a crop mixture to achieve multiple goals.

[Video] Are Cover Crop Mixtures Cost Effective?

November 17, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health, Economics

Part 1 of a 3-part series from Penn State University that examines cover crop mixtures, their cost effectiveness, the benefits and challenges of planting and how to design a crop mixture to achieve multiple goals.

[Video] Gabe Brown—SARE National Conference on Cover Crops & Soil Health

November 13, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

Gabe Brown is a no-till farmer from North Dakota who in the past 20 years has seen his soil organic matter increase from 1.9 to 6.1% and water infiltration rise from 0.5 inches per hour to 8 inches.

[Podcast] Managing Annual Ryegrass in No-Till — It’s All About the Details

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we are joined by no-till consultant with Ag Conservation Solutions, Dan Towery, who discusses some of the benefits of annual ryegrass as a carbon provider and nitrogen scavenger in no-tilled soils, and the optimum seeding window for its use in the U.S.

By John Dobberstein posted on November 9, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we are joined by no-till consultant with Ag Conservation Solutions, Dan Towery, who discusses some of the benefits of annual ryegrass as a carbon provider and nitrogen scavenger in no-tilled soils, and the optimum seeding window for its use in the U.S.

Easing the Soil’s Temperature with Cover Crops

November 8, 2017 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Research has shown that both cover crops and perennial biofuel crops can relieve soil compaction. Cover crops are generally planted between cash crops such as corn and soybeans to protect the bare soil.

No-Till, Cereal Rye Help Improve Crops on Sloping Fields

November 2, 2017 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Randy Linville, who with his nephew, Dan, no-tills 1,700 acres of corn and soybeans near DeKalb, Mo., discusses how no-tilling, terraces and cereal rye seeded as a cover crop has sharply reduced soil erosion on their hilly terrain, and how a dedicated grid sampling program is helping the family get more bang for the buck with their fertilizer dollars.

Mushroom Compost, No-Tilling Supercharge Soil Health Levels

By Ian Gronau posted on October 28, 2017 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

For many farmers, rebuilding the level of organic matter in their soils is a process that can take many years, oftentimes only seeing small gains. But Kennett Square, Pa., no-tiller Jamie Hicks has seen the organic matter in some of his soils rocket from 1% to up to 5% in a relatively short period of time by spreading mushroom compost.

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Even Though They’re Among Ag’s Latest ‘Buzz Words,’ Cover Crops Offer a Soil-Building Strategy that No-Tillers Have Cashed in on for Several Decades

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 28, 2017 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

While less than 2% of America’s cropland is seeded to cover crops, a remarkable 77% of no-tillers enjoy the many benefits offered by protecting the soil over the winter months.

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‘Soil Livestock’ Open the Tap to Increasing No-Till Production

[Video] How to Design a Cover Crop Mixture for Multiple Goals

[Video] Benefits and Challenges of Planting Cover Crop Mixtures

[Video] Are Cover Crop Mixtures Cost Effective?

[Video] Gabe Brown—SARE National Conference on Cover Crops & Soil Health

[Podcast] Managing Annual Ryegrass in No-Till — It’s All About the Details

Easing the Soil’s Temperature with Cover Crops

No-Till, Cereal Rye Help Improve Crops on Sloping Fields

Mushroom Compost, No-Tilling Supercharge Soil Health Levels

Even Though They’re Among Ag’s Latest ‘Buzz Words,’ Cover Crops Offer a Soil-Building Strategy that No-Tillers Have Cashed in on for Several Decades

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