That was great. Appreciated the sense of humour that these guys worked with.

I know this is old, and no one has responded, and very well this may never be seen. I’m a graduate of the school of hard knocks on zero input, zero till farming. But don’t feel sorry for me, because it’s turning out great. I got rid of my drum style roller, and went to by the row, pneumatic downforce crimpers. Once I’ve snapped a Bauer Bar twice, I convert it in to a roller crimper. They are great equipment, but 3-4 yrs with us is equivalent to 20-30 yrs of use on a typical 1500-2500 acre operation. Factor in the hard pulling of planting in to standing cover crop, they snap on you. You would be shocked how many pounds of resistance a smooth flowing cover crop adds. It’s measurable.

Informative!

For me, the best results come from planting, then roller crimping later. The crop gets planted earlier.

Great presentation. Thanks for sharing this with us.

CAFO swine manure is not real organic

The best pre emergent cultivation tool might be a Phillips harrow in my opinion.

Fantastic insights. Thank you.

The "biological" farmer talks about chemistry for 1 hour lol

I wish I could spend a week with this man! I'm so intrigued by what they are doing

Gary you're my new favourite teacher!

I did a four row test strip of buckwheat and tiller radishes (that flowered) all next to my corn 2022 and the number of predator insects from ladybugs to thumb sized garden spiders and praying mantis was astounding -- japanese beetles and grasshoppers appeared but quickly vanished. I had not expected that effectiveness.

How difficult is it to remove perennial Kernza if you want to rotate into a different crop? Out of curiosity to test a small amount of Kernza I checked the Kernza website and they seem quite ... fussy about supplying seed. Suggest they make a quick and easy way to order a half to a pound of seed for testing.

What were the results of this stand?

is this on raised beds? what machines are you using for harvesting? also what seeder is being used to sow from in between the mulch? TIA

The weeds still grow between the plants. Rotary Hoes will not work if you have rocks.

Appreciate you..

i have been looking for this thank you liked and subbed

Jeff, any follow up to the May 23 and June 1 treatment comparisons?

I have a 24hp tractor and im wanting a single row cultivator . Which would you suggest ?

you are a true farmer a man that knows that he knows that he knows

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm

I'm in the same boat bud .

I’m new to this I grow organic vegetables every thing by hand but I’m looking into cover crops for vegetables

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That’s my dad

Unparalleled enthusiasm.

Hi Léa, Very interesting. It's something I plan on trying a little this year. You seem to have the best weed control when you have three "stale seed beds" (11:50 in the video), meaning three cultivation passes prior to planting (I think). Is that correct, and if so, how did you time the three passes. Where they all immediately before planting/drilling, or were they spread out over several weeks in the spring ahead of planting/drilling? Thanks for the presentation, Bruce

Thank you for this series. Gary really does a superior job detailing the sequence to success. The ultimate teacher is experience with your individual tools, AFTER listening to guidance from a master!

Great points...a rising tide raises all ships!

This is an awesome set of videos! Thanks for sharing and putting it out there!

As a no till farmer, I don’t cultivate but love listening to Gary talk about cultivating. He’s a genius! I can’t imagine a brain surgeon or a rock scientist being more in depth and knowing why they doing what they do and being able to explain it.

Thank you very much for uploading these videos!

Weeds are a big challenge in conservation agricultural systems, it calls for alternative Integrated weed management options

How do organic no till farmers prevent/manage slugs?

How do you combat slugs?

Thanks for filming and posting these field days. It's good to have this to review. I was in the audience, notebook in hand, and didn't remember some of the details shown in the video.

Klas Maarten is one of my "Farmer heroes"- I have learned a lot from his talks!

Hello Lea and Erin, thanks for the video! I am an organic farmer in New Zealand and looking to do some similar trials. Did you do some no-till corn trials this season? Cheers, Harry

Thanks Daryl, keep up the good work!!!

That was priceless education for me!