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To till or not to till

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By Judy Wade

With wheat harvest rapidly approaching, some farmers are debating what farming technique they will use this year. Will they continue their traditional tillage program, or will they switch to the no-till method?
Traditional tillage means the soil is plowed several times to a depth of eight to ten inches to remove stubble and weeds and prepare a seed bed for planting.
No-till farming is a term that basically describes a way to grow crops without disturbing the soil through tillage or plowing.
This article is not intended to answer the question, but rather to give both sides of the argument.
Three long-time farmers, James Montgomery, Tommy Henderson, and Johnny Harding, plant wheat on sandy land adjacent to each other in north Clay County along Red River.
Montgomery, who lives in Waurika, Okla., farms 1,350 acres in Texas and another 1,650 in Oklahoma. He uses traditional tillage methods for a variety of reasons. “I graze my wheat, pulling off around March 1.
To read more pick up the May 2015 issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch.

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Ag Elsewhere: Wyoming

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By Tressa Lawrence

Despite some blue skies, March can still bring sub-zero temperatures to Wyoming as calves hit the ground.

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Ag Elsewhere: Montana

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By Lindsey Monk

Welding on some corrals before dark. It’s been a mild winter in Montana so far, knock on wood.

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Land Market Report: January Land Sales

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By Jared Groce

The rural land market in North Texas has had a fairly stale start to the year, with the number of transactions closed being minimal so far. There has been an increase in call volume from buyers, and some are turning into contracts, but I feel like we are still a little slower than we usually are at this time of the year. The “experts” are expecting fewer transactions in 2024 as compared to 2023, and they may be correct, because election years always seem to be slower. Once the election is over, and regardless of who wins, things seem to pick up once again. It is a strange phenomena that just seems to happen every four years.

With the amount of growth that we are currently experiencing here, I do not expect things to get any cheaper. More people means more houses, and they have to have land to build those houses on.

To read more, pick up a copy of the March issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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