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“No-till is not an end-all-fix-all but it is a good tool. Just like
anything else, you need to use all your tools and need to manage on
different levels and pay attention to different things.”
Eight years and drought has taught Kryst Krein a lot with cover crop experimentation in American Falls. This is in addition to his high-moisture corn, potatoes and wheat rotations.
The year of 1692 was a bad year in the town of Salem, Massachusetts. The previous spring had been warm and rainy, and the main crop of cereal rye had been harvested during the summer and threshed around Thanksgiving.
Sure, Midwest farms can utilize no-till planting, but can Western producers make it work in a drier climate? Two Idaho producers tell us how it's working for them.
Challenged as part of a workshop to "share your ag story," Justin Place took them seriously. He shares his farm story with people all over the country – and he's reaping quite a crop.
In northeast Wisconsin, where water flows to Lake Michigan, dairy farms are experimenting with cropping practices and manure application methods to improve soil health and water quality.
Innovative planting and cropping strategies are helping Pennsylvania dairy producer Ben Peckman weather the storm of high fertilizer and other input costs.
New forage varieties are filling gaps in the grazing calendar with perennial pastures or cover crops, enabling cattle to graze more of the year or providing higher-quality forage for beef production or dairy.
About four years ago, extensive areas of very low-pH soils were reported in parts of Montana, followed a couple of years ago by similar problems in North Dakota fields.
