Jodi DeJong-Hughes, a soil health and tillage educator with the University of Minnesota, says it's important to build up carbon organic matter in fields to maintain healthy, sustainable soils.
USDA NRCS State Soil Health Specialist Stephanie McLain outlines 7 soil assessments or diagnostics that can be conducted in the field to determine how healthy soil is and if farmers need to re-activate soil function.
For Mount Pulaski, Ill., strip-tiller Jeff Martin, strip-till serves as a reliable residue management tool and protective measure to retain valuable soil.
For Mount Pulaski, Ill., strip-tiller Jeff Martin, strip-till serves as a reliable residue management tool and protective measure to retain valuable soil.
Ever since David Legvold began farming land owned by St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., about 9 years ago, he's worked with university professors and students to document the impacts of tillage and crop inputs on profitability, soil health and water quality.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, growers from across the U.S. share their predictions for the upcoming planting season, including one no-tiller who’s “bullish” about a great spring.
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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.