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Harvest Higher No-TIll Yields

Last Spring, you did all you could to grow the highest possible no-till yields. Now it's time to bring it home.

By Katherine Meitner posted on September 1, 2000 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Some farming innovators maintain harvest is the key to making any no-till program work. You’ve got to spread straw, chaff and stalks evenly across your fields if you want the best no-tilling conditions at seeding time.

Slow Down, Tune Up Your No-Till Planter

Frustration made this no-tiller start his own seed-metering business and strive for planting perfection. Here’s how to soup up your planter for picket-fence stands.

By Katherine Meitner posted on December 1, 1999 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Gregg Sauder of Tremont, Ill., has been working on no-till planters for 6 years now. He checks vac units and finger units for worn parts and calibrates both to make sure they are up to par. In fact, no-tillers around the country are lining up to have Sauder tinker with their planter to make sure it’s in top-notch condition.

Selecting The "Right" No-Till Corn Hybrids

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 1999 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

When it comes to selecting the best corn varieties for no-till, Dean Holst maintains nothing beats having your own test plots to evaluate both hybrids and plant populations.

More On No-Till Seed Coatings

As we near the dawning of the new millennium, farming technology leads us to the future of seed coatings and a plethora of new cropping possibilities.

By Katherine Meitner posted on November 1, 1999 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Since the first word of the first rumor leaked out, there has been a buzz amid the no-till community about seed coatings. But not just any seed coating, coatings that would delay germination for up to 20 days, opening a new realm of different possibilities.

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Discing Away Your Profits

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 1999 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

If you haven't already read it, there was a fascinating article of special interest to no-tillers found in the October issue of Soybean Digest. Entitled “Discing Profits Down,” the article features on-farm test data from Indiana indicating that the more a farmer discs the ground in the fall, the more profit he or she will end up losing.

“No-Till Is Key To Growth”

By saving time and showing landlords the many benefits of no-till, this Kentucky farming operation has grown to taking crops off more than 6,000 acres.

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 1, 1999 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

When you're expanding, nothing is more important than making the most efficient use of your time and equipment while boosting yields.

New Seed Coatings Mean Exciting No-Till Changes

Polymer seed coatings will extend double-cropping northward, encourage no-tilling of full-season soybeans prior to corn and help no-till corn growers ignore the calendar.

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 1999 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

With polymer based soybean seed coatings expected to be used by a few farmers next spring, many traditional seeding ideas are about to be discarded.

The Good, Bad And Ugly Of Precision Farming

Before attempting high-tech precision farming, there are a few things to get in order.

By Katherine Meitner posted on May 1, 1999 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Precision Agriculture

Ask Doug Smith the difference between Canadian and U.S. no-tilling, and he'll give you a straight answer.

Can You Rely On Yield Maps?

The value of yield maps depends on how accurately you interpret them.

By Julie Orchard posted on December 1, 1998 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

While you may have recently bought a yield monitor with the hopes of unraveling the secrets of yield variability in no-till fields, be aware of the limitations in yield map accuracy, cautions Tom Doerge, Pioneer precision farming agronomist.

Designing The 'Perfect' No-Till Corn Hybrid

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 1, 1998 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

When it comes to selecting the critical traits found with hybrids which perform best under various tillage systems, farmers attending the 1998 National No-Tillage Conference in Indianapolis, Ind., cited significant differences.

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