Learn strategies and best practices for investing in and sustaining your soil’s ecosystem to improve crop yields while withstanding environmental threats and stripping of key nutrients.

While strip-till is an established practice in some parts of North America, individual objectives can vary by farm. Some seek improved fertilizer placement, while others have soil health improvement goals or yield consistency. But for Nathan Ensby and Trent Stainlay, both from New South Wales, Australia, a driving motivation for strip-till in their region is moisture retention and seedbed preparation.

Preston Marthey, Global Sales Manager with OptiSurface announces their new in-cab machine controls for simpler controls managing water infiltration and tiling.

Here are the latest guidelines on cover crop termination from the NRCS — for crops planted in the 2020 crop year and later — for growers who are utilizing crop insurance.

This year traditional cover crop seed is hard to find. However, corn and soybeans can be considered a cover crop.