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Seeding the Promise & Potential of Cover Crop Adoption

The second-annual Cover Crop Benchmark Study found that most growers have only used covers for less than 5 years, though average acres covered are up year-over-year.
By Sarah Hill posted on May 18, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops
More and more growers are seizing the numerous benefits that cover crops can provide. Growers are also finding additional ways to make cover crops put more money in their pockets. The results of the second annual Cover Crop Benchmark Study support both statements.
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[Video] Strip-Till & Spring Planting 2021 Recap

May 13, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment
Favorable conditions and mellow fall strips set Beaver Dam, Wis., strip-tiller Ryan Nell up for a largely smooth planting process in 2021. He shares his experience planting corn and soybeans on his 2,200 acre operation, along with some of the seasonal improvements he’s seen with planting conditions since adopting strip-till in 2015.
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[Podcast] Fueling Higher Functioning Soil with Strip-Till

In today’s Strip-Till Farmer podcast supported by The Andersons, we share excerpts from Editor Julia Gerlach’s recent conversation with Barry and Eli Little, a father-and-son team farming in Castlewood, S.D., discussing some of the detailed data-crunching that helps them improve soil health, reduce inputs and gain control of livestock feeding options.
May 7, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Soil Health
In today’s Strip-Till Farmer podcast supported by The Andersons, we share excerpts from Editor Julia Gerlach’s recent conversation with Barry and Eli Little, a father-and-son team farming in Castlewood, S.D., discussing some of the detailed data-crunching that helps them improve soil health, reduce inputs and gain control of livestock feeding options.
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#Plant24 Update: Weather Delays No-Till Planting in Some States

#Plant24 Update: Weather Delays No-Till Planting in Some States

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, find out how several no-tillers are handling a wet month across parts of the Corn Belt. Central Illinois no-tiller Dave Brown is patiently waiting for Mother Nature to cooperate before he can finish up planting several hundred acres, while Wisconsin no-tiller Tyler Troiola deals with a tractor glitch and a 2-inch rain event in one day.

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