from “From the Ground Up” newsletter, 2001-02
The 5 Keys to No-Till Success: Managing Diversity and Weeds
Switching to a no-till system involves more than just parking your plow. To make no-till truly work, you need to look at your farm as an interconnected system. If you change how you handle the soil, you must also change how you manage your crops and pests.
This helpful guide from the North Dakota NRCS newsletter series, Successful No-Till, breaks down the core elements of a highly productive no-till setup. According to the research, a successful system relies on five critical pillars: crop rotation, weed control, seed placement, fertility, and residue management.
Here is a simple look at how to balance these keys on your own acres.
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