Articles Tagged with ''no-till''

‘Do-It-Yourself’ Approach Works for Young Strip-Tiller

Fall strips & spring freshener through cover crops boost corn yields by 40 bushels per acre

By Noah Newman posted on February 3, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management

Andrew Reuschel always tells people he has about 50 years’ worth of farming knowledge and experience even though he’s only in his mid-30s.

Beyond the Berm

‘What I Think I Learned After 25-Plus Years of Strip-Tilling Corn’

By Noah Newman posted on February 3, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

I always encourage reader participation at the end of these columns by sharing my email address and asking for your thoughts. So, this time around, I want to make good on that promise and give one of you the floor.

The Strip-Till Farmer Origin Story

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

I don't recall when we wrote our first No-Till Farmer article on strip-tilling, but it was soon after Cliff Roberts first used this no-till spin-off on his Kentland, Ind., farm in 1987.

A Trip Down Strip-Till Memory Lane: Pioneers, Breakthroughs & More

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 29, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Equipment, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

While growers were moving toward no-tilled soybeans in a big way during the 1990s, no-tilled corn acres remained somewhat flat. Many farmers feared problems when they tried to no-till corn into cold, wet ground covered with residue. As a result, strip-till soon emerged as a compromise.

‘Resetting’ the Soil Profile, or a Recipe for No-Till Disaster?

By John Dobberstein posted on January 29, 2025 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Obviously this goes against many of the concepts we emphasize in No-Till Farmer, but I was interested in understanding the “why” behind this no-till farmer’s decision to plow again on heavy soils.

Press Release

USDA Publishes Interim Rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks

Guidelines will facilitate the recognition of climate-smart agriculture within clean transportation fuel programs, creating new market opportunities for biofuel feedstock producers while enhancing climate benefits.

January 17, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

Source: USDA

On Jan. 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the publication of an interim rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks.

Strip-Tillers, No-Tillers Sharing Lessons Learned at Upcoming Soil Management Summit

January 16, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Soil Health

The 20th annual Soil Management Summit will take place Jan. 29-30 at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in Mankato, Minn.

Innovation & Conservation Commitment Shapes Strip-Tiller's Farm

By Dan Zinkand posted on January 14, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Source: USDA

In the early 1990s, the brothers began no-tilling their corn, soybeans and hard red spring wheat. Recently, the Littles have done some strip-tilling of corn.

2025 National No-Tillage Conference Delivers 'One of Best Programs Yet'

By Noah Newman posted on January 13, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

"I've been coming to this conference for over 10 years and this was definitely one of the best programs yet," an attendee told No-Till Farmer technology editor Noah Newman as the conference wrapped up.

Conservation Practices Improve Organic Dairy Operation

December 21, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Penn State Extension

"We're interested in keeping things as clean as possible on the farm," said Jared Coulter, who handles much of the day-to-day farm operations. "I feel like we're supposed to be stewards of God's creation, and part of that is keeping the environment clean."

Videos

LIVE From the Strip-Till Conference Workshop

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, managing editors Noah Newman and Mackane Vogel report from the National Strip-Tillage Conference pre-conference workshop at the Bayer Crop Science Research Farm in New Berlin, Ill.

Events

Cedar Creek Farmers Fall Field Day

Date: 08/19/26

Location: West Bend, WI

Join us for our fall field day at Dornacker Prairie Acres! On Wednesday August 19th, we'll have something for everyone. No Till, Cover Crops, Composting, LDMI, milking robots, red light therapy, high resolution weather data. Text/Call or use the QR code to RSVP.

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