People have used the term “sustainable farming” since the mid-1970s; however, there is no social or technical consensus on what the term actually means.
Marion Calmer noticed symptoms of nutrient deficiencies in his corn a few years ago. He began to wonder if soil stratification — the accumulation of phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) in the surface — was a problem on his no-till farm in Alpha, Ill.
Have you ever participated in small plot research? You create small plots with tape measurers and orange flags. A lot of it is done by hand, or if you’re lucky, with some small, specialized equipment.
"I’m a chronic malcontent, especially when it comes to our farm. If something becomes status quo, if it becomes something that everybody else is doing and we are not questioning it anymore, I start to look at it and pick at it and change it."
Innovate, innovator and innovation are words I find myself coming back to over and over again when writing about strip-tillers. Every strip-tiller is doing something to push the boundaries of yield, meticulous management and environmental responsibility.
A group of companies called the Agricultural Climate Market Collaborative believes that lack of “transparency” is one of major road blocks to acceptance. To address transparency, the Collaborative developed eleven principles to guide carbon ecosystem marketers when forming these new contracts with growers.
Talk to any strip-tiller, and they’ll give you a long list of benefits of switching to strip-till. They’re doing more with less by slashing their inputs and fuel costs, improving their soil health and water infiltration, and quite possibly gaining yield.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we get the scoop on the benefits of planting green with Jackson, Wis., no-tiller Ross Bishop.
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