#Plant24 Update: Weather Delays Planting in Some States

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, find out how several farmers are handling a wet month across parts of the Corn Belt. Central Illinois farmer Dave Brown is patiently waiting for Mother Nature to cooperate before he can finish up planting several hundred acres, while Wisconsin no-tiller Tyler Troiola deals with a tractor glitch and a 2-inch rain event in one day.

Robert Boyle would love some of that rain in Coolidge, Ariz. He shows off a new piece of precision technology that’s helping him make strip-till and cover crops work with only 7 inches of rain per year. 

In the Cover Crop Connection, associate editor Mackane Vogel explores alternative cover crop options for no-tillers in colder climates.

 Also in the episode, veteran agronomist Ken Ferrie checks in from rain-soaked Illinois, where conservation ag is proving its worth on a field that received 5 inches of rain in less than 4 days. Plus, Washington, Iowa, no-tiller Mitchell Hora explains how low-carbon corn could yield serious cash for his fellow no-tillers and more!

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This episode of Conservation Ag Update is brought to you by Martin-Till.

Our customers believe that Martin-Till®️ products provide an excellent return on their investment. We know this because a large percentage of them are repeat customers since the beginning in 1991. Our planter attachments help make it possible to plant into higher levels of residue and moisture. Higher levels of mulch means less erosion, improved soil tilth and fertility, which can reduce production costs.

 Martin-Till’s goal is to increase yields and save you time and money. We hope you find something from our product offerings of row cleaner, UMO’s, closing wheels systems and recently added concaves that will make this year’s planting & harvesting go better for you. After all, you deserve the best!

Read the full transcript of this episode of Conservation Ag Update.

Have an interesting photo or video from your farm? Or a story you’d like us to feature on the broadcast? Send me an email at Nnewman@lesspub.com.

And that will wrap things up on this edition of Conservation Ag Update. Until next time, for more stories visit no-tillfarmer.com, striptillfarmer.com and covercropstrategies.com. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!