No-Till Legend Phil Needham, founder and owner of Needham Ag Technologies in Calhoun, Ky., identifies 9 wheat yield and profit management practices to take your no-till wheat crop to the next level.

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This video shows how no-till was introduced in Latvia. This type of soil cultivation is not yet very common in Latvia due to heavy soils and short growing seasons.

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Beck’s closing wheel study shows a quick ROI for using aftermarket closers, but one company analyst says closing wheels are the low-hanging fruit in improving planter performance.

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No-tillers who are growing corn have the chance to cash in on government demands to reduce overall carbon intensity (CI) of the biofuels industry. Jan. 1, 2025, the new credit will reward renewable fuel producers for lowering the CI score of their fuel.

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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, Jeff Herrold provides an update on how planting is going so far, and why a potential problem with slugs is causing some early-season anxiety.

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The importance of knowing and applying the correct nutrients is both economically proficient and demonstrates environmental stewardship.

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For no-tillers, the planter is the most crucial piece of equipment on their farm. It does the job of opening the soil, dropping in seed & closing the seed trench, all while managing residue efficiently in the field.

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In this episode of RealAgriculture Soybean School, BASF North America agronomist Rob Miller explains why relying on tillage as an effective means of weed control can become problematic fast.

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Ryan Heiniger says that he has seen a lot of different types of cover crop/regenerative ag incentive and cost-share programs fail and succeed. But he feels that the current momentum around conservation ag is bigger than it has ever been.

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When is a good time to change your cover crop routine? According to Carter Morgan, an early harvest could create the perfect environment for testing out new cover crop combinations on some acreage.

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Taking a “deep-dive” into the farm operations of the four U.S. regional winners of the 2024 Conservation Legacy Award program, it was interesting to see the strong emphasis placed on no-till & cover crops.

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Spending less money on everything is what drives farm decisions. It’s what led Tyler Zimmerman to shift his 2,500-acre operation in Leonard, N.D., to no-till and cover crops and may eventually take him to no-till organic production.

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In this YouTube Short, take a look into Minnesota no-tiller Kari Olson’s farm operation. Olson doesn’t know what other farmers do for tillage in the spring or fall because she has never tilled a field before

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Note that manure characteristics vary significantly among species, so choosing a rate based on the coverage it provides on the soil surface is not a recommended method of determining an appropriate application rate.

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The properties of water used for carrier in spray solutions can greatly influence the performance of herbicides including glyphosate, Ignite, Clarity, 2,4-D, Sharpen, Pursuit, Poast, Accent, and many other herbicides.

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The advisability of applying fungicides may change this year with lower corn and soybean prices and given recent increases in spending on pesticides (farmdoc daily, April 30, 2024).

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Although farm equipment manufacturers specifically design & build no-till planters that place seed in the ground at the optimum depth, in a variety of field conditions, it’s difficult to find a no-tiller running a truly “bone stock” OEM planter.
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🚜 Leo Johnson just planted corn into strips for the first time in southern Wisconsin. He checks in with an update on how things are going. Leo will share his strip-till journey at the National Strip-Tillage Conference, Aug. 8 in Madison, Wis. Register at StripTillConference.com!

GOT SLUGS?: Here’s a #Plant24 update from Westville, Ind., no-tiller Jeff Herrold. Things are going well, but there’s something that’s making him a little nervous early on.

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