Articles Tagged with ''soil health''

SARE Grants Now Available in the North Central Region

Four competitive grant programs open for farmers, researchers, and educators pursuing sustainable agricultural innovations.

October 7, 2026 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs, Cover Crops, Soil Health

The North Central Region-Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) program currently has four open grant programs to fund research and education projects that advance sustainable agricultural practices in the region.

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Strip-Till Highlights: October 6, 2026

By Noah Newman posted on October 6, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

Growers Get Up-Close Look at Strip-Till During Michigan Field Day
Late-Season Crop Disease ‘Has Exploded’ in Some Strip-Till Fields
Compaction Observations: Strip-Till vs. Deep Tillage
Does New Planter Technology Really Increase Yields?
How Deep Should You Build Strips in the Fall?

Tips for Seeding Cereal Rye After Corn Harvest

By DeAnn Presley posted on October 1, 2026 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Kansas State Extension

Incorporating cereal rye after corn in a corn-soybean rotation can be a valuable management tool to scavenge residual nitrogen (N), reduce soil erosion and evaporation, and suppress weeds.

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Strip-Till Highlights: September 29, 2026

By Noah Newman posted on September 28, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

Strip-Till a Staple for Ohio Conservation Award Recipient
Mother Nature Tells Strip-Tiller to ‘Hold My Beer’ with Weeds
Cover Crop Planting Underway for Strip-Till Innovator
Moving from No-Tilled to Strip-Tilled Corn-on-Corn
Don’t Finish Harvest Without Checking These Things…

How Cover Crops Respond to Various Herbicides

September 26, 2026 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health

Source: K-State Extension

A number of factors, including biological and biochemical characteristics of the plant, chemical characteristics of the herbicide, and weather conditions will influence cover crop response to herbicides.

How Deep Can You Seed Cereal Rye & Winter Wheat?

By Jochum Wiersma posted on September 24, 2026 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Source: Univ. of Minnesota Extension

"Do not be afraid to seed winter wheat to a depth of 2.5 inches and winter rye to a depth of 3-plus inches," says Jochum Wiersma in this Univ. of Minnesota Extension blog.

Conservation Ag Update

16 Things to Check for on a Soil Test

September 23, 2026 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Let’s move on now to our Video of the Week and a highlight from Brian Hefty’s Strip-Till Conference presentation. The Ag PhD co-host shared 16 things he pays attention to on his soil tests, starting with soil organic matter.

Seeding Basics are the Same on Every Farm

By Ethan Begle posted on September 21, 2026 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting

Source: Exapta Solutions

The actions required to do a good job of no-till seed placement are the same whether you're planting corn or canola, farming clay or sand, working with high organic matter or low organic matter, or farming in Canada, South Dakota, or Colorado.

The Tale of the Disappearing Lake

By David Legvold posted on September 17, 2026 | Posted in Soil Health

With no anthropogenic causes and only natural in-filling, Lake Pepin should remain a lake for about 3,000 years. At the rate sediment is being contributed to the lake, it’s estimated that in about 340 years Lake Pepin will be a wet prairie with a stream running through it.

Participants Needed for National Soil Sampling Campaign

September 11, 2026

A new national effort called Probing Our Country's Soil Health is focused on creating a free and user-friendly tool for farmers to benchmark the soil health of their fields.

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Cover Crops, Grazing & Wood Chips Part of Award-Winning No-Till Formula

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Bio Till Cover Crops, Bob and Robby Jewell explain how they incorporate wood chips, cover crops and rotational grazing into their Leopold Conservation Award-Winning no-till system in northeast Iowa.

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