Tom Ripp of Ripp-Vale Farms located near Black Earth, WI, will discuss his extensive experience in no-till farming and the utilization of cover crops on his farm. Tom has been practicing no-till for over three decades and incorporated cover crops into his cropping system more than thirteen years ago. His venture into cover crops began […]
No-Till Farming and Cover Crops with Tom Ripp
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Corn Planter Setup for Planting Green
Will Cannon of Prairie City, Iowa shares practical tips on his planter setup for planting corn into a living cereal rye cover crop. He gives a tour of his corn planter and talks floating row cleaners, no-till coulters, spiked closing wheels, drag chains, and more. He also shows how he makes adjustments in the field […]
Two for One: Cover Crop Seeding Equipment to Save Passes
Coupling cover crop seeding with another equipment pass offers a promising way to cut application costs and scale up acres. Learn from these panelists about the innovative ways they are modifying their machinery: an air seeder mounted onto a vertical tillage implement, a Gandy box mounted on a combine head and the Drill Combine. Max […]
Combines, Crop Residue, and Cover Crops
Saving time is critical during fall harvest. So is managing residue to ensure an even template for the following season’s crops. In this episode, southwestern Indiana farmer Ray McCormick and Needham Ag Technologies’ Phil Needham had called in to the podcast earlier in the spring to discuss the importance of uniform residue spread for even […]
Ear to the Ground 269: Soil’s Stairway to Heaven
Mike Seifert is using cover cropping and no-till to make up for the soil damage caused by years of heavy metal tillage. One rainy night, his headlamp illuminated the results.
Planting No-Till Soybeans into Living Rye Cover Crop
Planting soybeans into living cereal rye cover crops — and terminating the cover crop after planting — lets you maximize the benefits of cover crops: more biomass for weed control, nutrient retention and organic matter. Jeremy Gustafson of Boone, Iowa no-tills soybeans into standing cereal rye cover crops, and in this video, he talks about […]
July is the time to start thinking about this fall’s cover crops
With July already here, and fall just around the corner, it’s time to think about where you’ll source your cover crop seed and, if custom seeding, who will apply the seed. Roger Wilcox, one of the owners of Old 20 Ag Supply near Correctionville, IA notes that to optimize your ROI on cover crop expenses, […]
Rantizo Drone Spreading Cover Crop seed
Learn from Mike Maguire, farmer and Rantizo drone contractor, why he started using a drone to spray and spread cover crop seed on his farm. He said there is still a lot to figure out but he is determined to find what works best to help other farmers succeed with cover cropping.
Successful Establishment of a Crop after Winter Ryelage & Triticale
Hear from Robert Danes (Danes Farms Inc.) about how he successfully established crops after winter ryelage and triticale. Importantly, Robert discusses some challenges he’s faced, and solutions he found.
Conversations with MN Soil Health Innovators: Grommeshs’ Drill Seeder
Dave Grommesh discusses how he and his brother William purchased no-till drill seeder and cart. He talks about how it works with his four-wheel drive tractor, using GPS under field conditions. This video was filmed on June 29, 2020. It is the eighth video of an eight part series. Videography by Dan Balluff.