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Short Corn Could Replace the Towering Cornfields Steamrolled by a Changing Climate

September 24, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: AP

The corn’s smaller stature and sturdier base enable it to withstand winds of up to 50 mph — researchers hover over fields with a helicopter to see how the plants handle the wind.

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Strip-Till Highlights: Sept. 17, 2024

September 17, 2024

Strip-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web.

International No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops Research Journal – September 2024

Each month, the conservation ag group at Cornell University offers an analysis of the latest scientific papers dealing with conservation agriculture research from around the world. For this on-going web series, our editors will be selecting several research papers from the Cornell list that will be of special interest to North American no-tillers, strip-tillers and cover croppers.

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 11, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

In this edition:

Earthworms as Soil Health Indicators in No-Tillage Agroecosystems
No-Till Farming and Climate Change Mitigation: Lessons Learnt from Long-Term No-Till Experiments and Future Perspectives (Chapter 2)
The Impact of ‘T’-shaped Furrow Opener of No-Tillage Seeder on Straw and Soil Based on Discrete Element Method
Characterization of Soil Pores in Strip-Tilled and Conventionally-Tilled Soil Using X-ray Computed Tomography
Critical Review of the Impact of Cover Crops on Soil Properties
Understanding Farmers’ Adoption of Conservation Tillage in South Dakota: A Modified Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

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[Video] Planting Soybeans, Cover Crops & More with ETS SoilWarrior

By Noah Newman posted on September 6, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Seeding & Planting

Technology editor Noah Newman catches up with Dave Sender from Environmental Tillage Systems (ETS) for a conversation about the versatility of the company’s SoilWarrior and how it can be used for seeding cover crops and soybeans. Sender also offers some pre-harvest advice for strip-tillers before they start making strips this fall.

Strip-Till Harvest Outlook: Mild Fall, Cold December Could Be On Tap

By Noah Newman posted on September 4, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Equipment

It will be a mild fall overall for much of the U.S., with plenty of dry stretches for harvest, especially in the southern half of the country, according to BAM Weather meteorologist Bret Walts.

Strip-Till Adoption Among Reasons for Record Conservation Year in Iowa

August 23, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

During the last fiscal year, which ended on June 30, state cost-share leveraged $56.42 million in practice implementation, an increase of nearly $3.8 million over the previous record year.

"Father of Biological Farming" Talks Cover Crops at National Strip-Tillage Conference

By Mackane Vogel posted on August 18, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

At the 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference in Madison, Wis., I had a chance to catch up with Gary Zimmer, also known as the father of biological farming, who was attending the conference in hopes of learning more about how strip-till can fit into his biological farming practices.

Alex Harrell Strip-Tills Way to Record-Breaking 218-Bushel Soybean Yield

By Noah Newman posted on August 14, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Seeding & Planting

Smithville, Ga., strip-tiller Alex Harrell has raised the bar once again with a 218-bushel soybean yield, shattering his own 206-bushel record from 2023.

Drone Seeding Cover Crops into Standing Soybeans

Pennsylvania Soybean Board funded trial exploring how broadcast seeding into standing soybeans performs compared to post-harvest drill seeding.

By Heidi Reed posted on August 12, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: PennState Extension

One way to get cover crops established sooner is broadcast-seeding covers into standing soybeans prior to harvest.

Sights & Sounds from 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference

By Noah Newman posted on August 12, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

The National Strip-Tillage Conference delivered strip-till, no-till and conservation ag insights to over 350 attendees Aug. 7-9 in Madison, Wis. The event featured 6 general session presentations, 14 interactive roundtable discussions, 15 classroom sessions and several hours of networking in the hallways.

Articles Tagged with ''cover crops''

Short Corn Could Replace the Towering Cornfields Steamrolled by a Changing Climate

Strip-Till Highlights: Sept. 17, 2024

International No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops Research Journal – September 2024

[Video] Planting Soybeans, Cover Crops & More with ETS SoilWarrior

Strip-Till Harvest Outlook: Mild Fall, Cold December Could Be On Tap

Strip-Till Adoption Among Reasons for Record Conservation Year in Iowa

"Father of Biological Farming" Talks Cover Crops at National Strip-Tillage Conference

Alex Harrell Strip-Tills Way to Record-Breaking 218-Bushel Soybean Yield

Drone Seeding Cover Crops into Standing Soybeans

Sights & Sounds from 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference

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