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[Podcast] Getting Back to the Future with Soil Health & Cover Cropping Part 2
In the second of this two-part Strip-Till Farmer podcast series, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by retired ag engineer Jack Boyer who details his experience integrating cover cropping practices into his operation, to include examples of nutrient application savings, water infiltration benefits and of interseeding trials.
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When Do Cover Crops Pay?
A new report from USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education explores cover crop profitability.
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[Podcast] Getting Back to the Future with Soil Health & Cover Cropping Part 1
In the first of this two-part Strip-Till Farmer podcast series, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by retired ag engineer Jack Boyer who shares his experience over the last 10 years integrating cover cropping practices into his operation.
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Illinois Incentivizes Planting Fall Cover Crops in 2020 Budget
Crop Insurance Reward Pilot Program promotes cover crops as an in-field management practice.
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[Podcast] Digging Into Cover Crop Adoption: A Candid Conversation with Rob Myers of SARE
In this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by Rob Myers, regional director of extension programs for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) to dig into data from the recently released Census of Agriculture’s 2017 report to dissect some of the national momentum for cover crop adoption.
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Working Wheat Into Strip-Till to Strengthen Soil Biology
During a candid conversation, strip-tillers discuss the benefits and challenges of relay-cropping wheat in between strip-tilled soybeans going to corn.
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Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers
On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.
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Montag Mfg
Montag products have proven results with patented precision metering application for significant savings of nutrients and cover crop seed, and for achieving best conservation practices.
Environmental Tillage System, Inc
Environmental Tillage Systems is a leading manufacturer of strip-till and nutrient-management equipment which enhances soil productivity and farm profitability.
Kuhn Krause, Inc
Kuhn Krause's focus, above all, is to continue to produce quality products to serve producers better; to strive to respond to their needs with new tools and new technology to meet their growing challenges. Agronomic practices are constantly changing, and at a faster pace now than ever.