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‘Pedal Down’ No-Till Approach Provides Diverse, Profitable Results

Kansas growers Darin and Nancy Williams test the limits of conservation adaptation by integrating a full-flex non-GMO rotation, cover crops and rotational grazing.

By Julia Debes posted on July 23, 2015 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Farmers in the local coffee shop may have plenty to say about the most unconventional farming operation in Waverly, Kan.

How Seeding Cover Crops Can Slash Your Fertilizer Bills

No-till pioneer David Brandt shares how he uses varied mixes of covers to build and recycle soil nutrients and notch major reductions in input costs.

July 23, 2015 | Posted in Soil Health, Economics

David Brandt may like the nice, green color his fields take on after one of his cover crop mixes emerges. But he also likes to see another kind of green — the color of money.

Translating a Garden Lesson to Profitable No-Tilling

The benefits of no-till residue are helping Lamesa, Texas, farmer Jeremy Brown realize more consistent yields as he converts more of his farm from irrigation to dryland management.

By Jim Steiert posted on July 22, 2015 | Posted in Soil Health

Jeremy Brown’s decision to adopt no-till practices stems from an important lesson from his backyard garden. Brown transplanted this idea it onto the landscape near Lamesa on the Southern High Plains of Texas, where he’s no-tilling 2,600 acres, most of it dryland farming.

Seeding Forages into Wheat Stubble

June 23, 2015 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Wheat stubble can be an excellent seedbed to plant forages into using no-till. It may take some advance preparation, though, to be successful.

Faith in No-Till Brings Changes to Plains Farm

No-tiller Steve Pope is working with cover crops and interseeding on the family’s Oklahoma farm to improve crop diversity, reduce weed pressure and rebuild worn-out soils.

By John Dobberstein posted on June 11, 2015 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

About a decade ago, the Pope family in western Oklahoma reached a point where the equipment they used for conventional tillage was worn out.

What I've Learned From No-Tilling: Covers, Continuous Cropping Advance No-Till Game

Dan Buerkle finds benefits of a continuous cropping system have ramped up soil health and made weed control more economical and effective.

By Dan Buerkle and Martha Mintz posted on May 18, 2015 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Leaving fields in fallow, and heavily tilling to keep them that way, is a deeply ingrained tradition in the often-parched southeastern corner of Montana, where I farm with my wife of 41 years, Lana.

Flexible No-Till System Adjusts to a New Norm: Volatility

Dual-purpose wheat, stocker cattle and stable no-till soils are helping Oklahoma no-tiller Jimmy Kinder weather droughts and take advantage of ever-changing market opportunities.

By Jennifer Ryan posted on April 17, 2015 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

The flexibility to harvest grain with either a combine or hooves is how Jimmy Kinder is protecting his no-till farm from market volatility.

[Video] How Cover Crops Boost Soil Health

March 25, 2015 | Posted in Soil Health

Matt Bainbridge, Justin Schoenrock and Paul Hetland share their experiences with cover crops during a panel discussion at the South Dakota Soil Health Challenge.

Managing Cover Crops for Weed Control

March 19, 2015 | Posted in Soil Health

The University of Tennessee shares when to do a cover crop burndown to get the most biomass for weed suppression after this year's cold winter temperatures.

Corn, Soybean Herbicide Options for Seeding Cover Crops for Fall Forage

March 11, 2015 | Posted in Soil Health, Termination

University of Nebraska Extension provides a list of herbicides that can be applied in corn or soybeans and allow for following fall-seeded cover crops to be used as forage.

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‘Pedal Down’ No-Till Approach Provides Diverse, Profitable Results

How Seeding Cover Crops Can Slash Your Fertilizer Bills

Translating a Garden Lesson to Profitable No-Tilling

Seeding Forages into Wheat Stubble

Faith in No-Till Brings Changes to Plains Farm

What I've Learned From No-Tilling: Covers, Continuous Cropping Advance No-Till Game

Flexible No-Till System Adjusts to a New Norm: Volatility

[Video] How Cover Crops Boost Soil Health

Managing Cover Crops for Weed Control

Corn, Soybean Herbicide Options for Seeding Cover Crops for Fall Forage

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