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'Send in the Drones' to Protect Soil

April 5, 2018 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Soil Health, Water Management

Source: Roger Harrabin, BBC Environment Analyst

Squadrons of drones should be deployed to locate and penalize farmers who let soil run off their fields, a report will say.

Robert and Mark Spiers Receive Virginia Clean Water Farm Grand Basin Award

January 30, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management

Source: Kelsey Reichenberg, Mineral Daily News-Tribune

Robert and Mark are fourth- and fifth-generation farmers on the Spiers Farm, which covers 1,800 acres of cropland and about 300 acres of woodland straddling Dinwiddie and Sussex counties. Located in the Chowan River Basin, the Spiers’ farm was nominated as a result of their noteworthy conservation practices.

Tillage, Nitrogen Applications Ineffective Residue Decay Methods

April 4, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

Source: Iowa State University Extension, Mahdi Al-Kaisi, Department of Agronomy

Crop residue serves an important role in physically protecting soil by preventing soil erosion during rain events or high winds.

From The Desk Of Dan Zinkland

New Strip-Tiller Considers Cover Crops To Protect The Soil

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 22, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Many years ago, an advertisement for an investment firm contained the memorable line, “When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen.”

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