Plant, Spray, Fertilize, Till? Working Through a Busy Spring Indianapolis, IN May 9, 2019 As we sit in early May, it has been a struggle for many Indiana farmers to get out and begin much fieldwork. With many of us feeling the calendar begin to bear down, we know that when the window of opportunity … Continue reading Plant, Spray, Fertilize, Till? Working Through a Busy Spring
Category: Soil Health
Indiana farmers continued a shift to less intensive tillage practices from 2012 to 2017 according to data from the recently released US Census of Agriculture. Farmers reported shifting nearly 1 million acres statewide from conventional tillage practices to conservation tillage practices, a nearly 33% increase from 2012. Conservation tillage practices generally result in less disturbance … Continue reading Indiana Farmers Report Reduced Tillage Intensity, Increase Cover Crop Adoption in 2017 Census of Agriculture