HAMPTON, Iowa — Long-time Practical Farmers of Iowa members Doug Alert and Margaret Smith have looked at organic no-till planting into cover crops, a system pioneered by Jeff Moyer at the Rodale ...
Several reduced tillage practices include vertical-till, strip-till, zone-till, and no-till. Reducing tillage means exactly what you think — making fewer passes through the field and/or decreasing the ...
HUNTINGTON TWP. – Andy Zagata has been farming for decades, so he was apprehensive about changing the way he works the land. An incentive program from the Luzerne Conservation District convinced the ...
Two free educational events on managing wet weather and improving soil health and profitability by no-tilling and inter seeding cover crops with corn, soybeans, and wheat will be held on July 10 and ...
Pennsylvania farmers are adopting regenerative agriculture to improve soil health, strengthen finances, meet market demands ...
WATERTOWN, S.D. — When it comes to no-till farming, getting the right equipment is key. Paul Jasa, extension engineer at the University of Nebraska, has been working with no-till crop production ...
As farmers gear up for spring planting decisions, there are a couple of things to keep in mind regarding last year's drought and the fact that it continues to be dry: Consider no-till planting and ...
On the morning of August 10, 2020, shortly before 8:00 am CDT, heavy thunderstorms began forming in southern South Dakota and northern Nebraska and traveled eastward toward the Big Sioux and Missouri ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Farmers frustrated with the rainy spring shouldn't let the weather cloud their thinking about corn planting decisions. Although prime planting days are being washed away with ...