On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Bio Till Cover Crops, No-Till Innovator Marion Calmer checks in from Alpha, Ill., with 7 tips for a better harvest. Plus, we pay a visit to Tony Peirick’s farm in Watertown, Wis., for a conversation about planting green and whether you need to overhaul your equipment to make the practice work. In the Cover Crop Connection, associate editor Mackane Vogel reports from the FIRA USA conference in Woodland, Calif., with a look at potential game-changing technologies for cover croppers.
Speaking of technology, precision ag specialist John Fulton from Ohio State Univ., shines light on 2 products delivering ROI for farmers in his neck of the woods. In the video of the week, Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Michael Thompson shows how he’s using vermicompost to improve the resiliency and root mass of his crops in Almena, Kan. And finally, No-Till Legend, John Bradley explains why the National No-Tillage Conference is an event he always has on his radar.
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And that will wrap things up on this edition of Conservation Ag Update. Until next time, for more stories visit no-tillfarmer.com, striptillfarmer.com and covercropstrategies.com. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!
