Tim Boring

Advocate for soil health, farm resiliency, rural economies, and Michigan quality of life. Views expressed here are personal.

[Tim Boring @TimBoring]

@FLOLOfarms @Dusty3080467325 Nope, not me. I haven't done the strip cropping for a few years. Hard to rotate wheat in the system and getting the extended rotations w/ a small grain for better soil health trumps the shorter term profitability gain from the strip crop.

[Tim Boring @TimBoring]

@Torontofan3333 You bet, I’ll get you some info

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Planting a few acres of red corn this year with hopes I can build a small market for it. This stuff makes awesome cornbread.

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@GoddessofGrain

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@ben_peckman @panotiller @john_kutz3 @FLOLOfarms Once I started planting relay beans as the first crop in the ground in the spring, yields became much more stable. Raised the floor from 0 bu/ac to maybe 20 bu/ac

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@panotiller @SamBodenus @john_kutz3 @FLOLOfarms Wow, 70! That’s awesome. Ours went around 25. Considering that I thought they died during the drought in June, I’m satisfied. Still money ahead.

[Joe Stroman @strofarm]

My first try at black beans seems to be working out

[Sen. Elissa Slotkin @SenatorSlotkin]

Investing in research that will help MI ag take on severe weather or pests was a big topic during my roundtable with @TimBoring last week.

When we make our crops more resilient, everybody wins – that's why I’m introducing the Specialty Crop Research Act. https://t.co/y3lg8Wxfq6

[Star of the West @SOTWMilling]

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Agriculture Advancement is hosting an event on
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[Tim Boring @TimBoring]

@farmerdoug93 We use them for relay beans. Very easy to mount and use, lots of adjustment for height. The 10” deflector pan isn’t quite wide enough if the beans are big. They definitely work, but are not cheap.

[Strip-Till Farmer @StripTillFarmr]

Ryan and Melissa Shaw of Marlette, Mich., had their fair share of anxiety when going all in on strip-till in the fall of 2014. Their 3-person operation gets the most out of every acre with strip-till, twin-row planting & cover crops.

Find out more here: https://t.co/774AW0xD8b

[Nicole Heslip @BRNAgNews_NH]

#Michigan #ag groups want a voice in @michiganstateu leadership search. Hear more from @MichAgBiz in our interview with @lippstreu @brownfield #agnews @MichFarmBureau https://t.co/7Hu8yKaZmC

[Tim Boring @TimBoring]

@drew4955 So that’s what was happening on Meridian road when I drove by this afternoon!

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@WLNS I've been around town a while, but only recently heard about Chunky's Pub. Must be pretty good to make it on TV.

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@conansmith @MichEnvCouncil @MiAgAdvance @MichDeptofAg Thanks Conan- looking forward to working with @MichEnvCouncil as an important partner!

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@Ron_Hendrick Thanks Ron!

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@SE_ResearchFarm @growncorn I can see now how that might be a bit confusing with strip cropping. For me in this context, it's strip tilling.

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@hookedlansing @LansingMIFacts @PhillipsCiders I thought at first the Sparrow Lab was one of the stops. Which considering this is Frandor, seems entirely logical

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@Continuum_Ag @agripulse Top row billing!!

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@SchwabMatt Bittersweet I’m sure. Wishing you all the luck for the next adventure!