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Munetaka Murakami: "I'm drunk. I'm drunk. Yesterday, maybe hungover. No, not yesterday, tomorrow. Sorry, I don't speak English."
Come hang out with the otters, catfish, and soil scientists today @RiverMuseum Party for the Planet – at Dubuque, IA
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#WorldSoilDay To quote Paul Harvey “Despite all our accomplishments, we owe our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact it rains” let’s not mess it up any more
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Reviewing literature for a grant and came across one of my favorite quotes in Integrated Pest Management "when we kill off the natural enemies of a pest, we inherit their work"
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You only get one chance to no-till plant the seed. Don’t plant if it’s too wet. Wait for the right soil conditions. Read all six tips for switching to no-till at: farmers.gov/connect/blog/con…. #NoTillNovember @icebox40 @farmerdoug93 @ISUExtension
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Animation by @toddrjones shows the falling fertility around the world over the last 100+ years. Overpopulation is an overrated problem. While there are plenty of environmental problems pulling the population lever isn't needed. Source: buff.ly/3mZzK7H
1030AM and we’re playing in the seed box and eating the lunch. Might not quite get done today...
#CoverCrops #NoTillNovember
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First time no-tillers should keep it simple. Make sure to plant the right crop for your first year. Learn more important tips on Farmers.gov. farmers.gov/connect/blog/con… #NoTillNovember @icebox40 @IADeptAg
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Looking to start no-till next year? First step is to start planning as soon as possible to maximize your chance for success. Learn more from Iowa's @icebox40 . farmers.gov/connect/blog/con… #NoTillNovember @IADeptAg @ialearningfarms
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Most people have heard of no-shave November but do you know about no-till November? #NoTill November reminds growers to avoid fall tillage and reap #SoilHealth benefits. #KeepItCovered
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Adam Chappell @cottonplantkid shares how he brought his pigweed problem under control using #CoverCrops, saving his operation from bankruptcy. Chappell realized “cover crops were no longer optional — they had to be on every acre.”
Read more: agweb.com/article/flip-scrip…
Annual Ryegrass 💪🏼 – at Iowa, USA
Really great #covercrop root graphics for download from @CCSI_IN - link: ccsin.org/root-project #soilhealth
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Soil conservation in action. Watch what happens when it gets to the notill area...
@RickBieber81 with some soil wisdom
-ask why more often
-Look at your cropping systems from the soil up, not from the crop down
-mouse & elephant soil carbon analogy !!!
-5” of rain and everybody has clean shoes
”What’s cropping up stockers”
@zebulousprime with a fantastic intro of his team and an amazing WHY. I hope someone recorded it
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Really nice cover crop growing. Neighbor told my grower, “you’ve got a real mess; we’ll be watching it next year”. Me to my grower: “Good, I hope he does. I’m tired of watching his field blow away”. #soilhealth
Nice job today @bkruger118 sharing info on your interseeding project.
Also, Allamakee CIG interseeding cover crops coordinator Eric Novey has done a nice job collecting biomass data by seeding method. – at Waukon, IA
