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Focus on Biology for Better Soil Health
For farmers aiming for sustainable and profitable crop production, optimizing soil health and function is the ultimate endgame.
What You Should Know About No-Till Planters
For no-tillers, the planter is the most crucial piece of equipment on their farm. This article will take you through the basic components of a no-till planter and provide you with tips for no-till planter maintenance from experienced pros in the industry.
Digging Into the Principles of Regenerative Ag
Based on the principles of building healthy soil, regenerative ag aims to not only sustain farm productivity but to actually work with nature to regenerate the soil, increase biodiversity and enhance the farming ecosystem.
Join top strip-tillers, agronomists and researchers for 2 days of unrivaled learning and networking!
Build and refine your strip-till system with dozens of new ideas and connections at the 10th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, August 3-4! Experience an energizing 2-day agenda featuring inspiring general session speakers, expert-led Strip-Till Classrooms and collaborative Strip-Till Roundtables. Plus, Certified Crop Adviser credits will be offered. Just as important is the chance to profit from unlimited hallway networking with the most innovative, forward-thinking minds in strip-till!
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Ecological Farming Proves Beneficial for Farmers in Africa
An international team of scientists has found that eco-friendly practices such as growing a range of crops, including legumes such as beans or pigeon peas, and adding plant residues or manure to soils can raise food crop yields in places such as rural Africa, where small-scale farmers cannot apply much nitrogen fertilizer.
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Current Issue
Is Moldboard Plowing No Longer Legit?
Modifications to John Deere 1890 Air Seeder, 1910 Air Commodity Cart Reduce Drift
Shorter Corn Offers More Yield Potential
Industry News
- Protecting Natural Resources Goes Hand-in-Hand with Protecting Your Wallet
- Comparing Weed Control Options for Conventional & Organic No-Till
- How to Manage Soybean Cyst Nematodes
- Is the US Carbon Market System Missing a Long-Term Opportunity?
- Mentorship, Innovation Key Components of National No-Tillage Conferences
No-Till Videos
How We Did It Docuseries: Yetter Manufacturing (part 2)
Learn more about how Yetter thrived and survived to become the successful manufacturing company they are today in this episode of the “How We Did it” Docuseries.
Watch Part 1: https://youtu.be/vnE9l1VHbPA
Full Docuseries: farm-equipment.com/innovators-docuseries
How We Did It Docuseries: Yetter Manufacturing (part 1)
Learn more about how Yetter thrived and survived to become the successful manufacturing company they are today in this episode of the “How We Did it” Docuseries.
Watch Part 2: https://youtu.be/Q92eQF98NPY
Full Docuseries: farm-equipment.com/innovators-docuseries
How We Did It Docuseries: Martin Industries (part 1)
Learn more about how Martin Industries overcame adversity and executed their big idea in this episode of the “How We Did It” Docuseries.
Full Docuseries: www.farm-equipment.com/innovators-docuseries
Great Plains Exploring the Updated CT8300 Flex Harrow
Territory Manager for Illinois Mark Cobetto, details the changes made to the updated CT8300 Flex Harrow from Great Plains. These changes include a heavier built frame, heavier built pivot points to help and folding cradle which improve the overall durability and lasting power of the flex harrow. Additionally, the updated CT8300 offers expansive options when it comes to the many tine choices to fit whatever your needs may be.
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Top 10 No-Till Stories in January 2023
In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from farmers in the past month. -
Iowa State Offers How-To Guide for Organic No-Till
The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach publication “Organic No-Till Production” provides a “how-to” for organic no-till production in Iowa, which utilizes a rolled down cover crop to facilitate weed suppression, with the commercial crop drilled, planted or transplanted into the rolled mulch. -
Top 10 No-Till Stories in December 2022
In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from farmers in the past month. -
UNL Experiments with Interseeding Cover Crops Using Highboy
Broadcast interseeding cover crops in a drought year is a challenge. While we are cautiously optimistic about the overall emergence and stand counts, winter and early spring precipitation will determine cover crop productivity next spring.
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Protecting Natural Resources Goes Hand-in-Hand with Protecting Your Wallet
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Protecting our natural resources, adapting to climate change and reducing greenhouse gasses are not at odds with making money. -
Is Moldboard Plowing No Longer Legit?
Since its start in 1837, John Deere has been the major manufacturer of moldboard plows. But that came to a halt in February of this year as the company’s last plow, a six-bottom unit with a price tag of $67,000, rolled off the Deere assembly line. -
Drought Continues to Be 'Broken Record' in Oklahoma
The MESONET station in Goodwell in the Oklahoma Panhandle recorded a total accumulation of precipitation in 2022 of just 6.48 inches. That’s all the rain that fell there for the whole year. -
Just Because You’ve Been Successfully No-Tilling & Seeding Cover Crops for 17 Years Doesn’t Mean You’ve Got to Forgo Cashing in on Carbon Sequestration Payments
When it comes to carbon sequestration payments, the major frustration we hear from many no-tillers is that they don’t believe they’ll be accepted due to the “additionality” requirements of some programs.
No-Till Farmer Podcast
[Podcast] Ahead of the Curve: High-Pressure Water Jet Planters with Susterre’s Michael Cully
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, contributing editor Dan Crummett talks with Cully about Susterre’s system and what it means for the future of no-till.
No-Till Farmer's podcast series is brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment.
Yetter Farm Equipment has been providing farmers with residue management, fertilizer placement, and seedbed preparation solutions since 1930. Today, Yetter equipment is your answer for success in the face of ever-changing production agriculture challenges. Yetter offers a full lineup of planter attachments designed to perform in varying planting conditions, multiple options for precision fertilizer placement, strip-till units, and stalk rollers for your combine. Yetter products maximize your inputs, save you time, and deliver return on your investment. Visit them at yetterco.com.
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Needham Ag Technologies, LLC
Needham Ag understands the role of technology in making better use of limited resources within a specific environment by drawing on a wealth of global experience to overcome the challenges facing today's farmers, manufacturers and dealers.
Titan International, Inc
Titan offers a full line of wheels, tires and undercarriage products for a wide variety of off-the-road equipment.
The Andersons PureGrade
The Andersons grows enduring relationships through extraordinary service, a deep knowledge of the market, and a knack for finding new ways to add value as we have done for nearly 70 years.
Planter Maintenance with Precision Planting
How to Check if Your Planter Bar is Level
It’s important to make sure you set your planter bar height so your parallel arms run level with the ground.
The Planter Maintenance series is brought to you by Precision Planting. Precision Planting, LLC is the leading provider of practical and effective precision ag technologies to help make farmers smarter every season.
Product Roundups
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Fertilizer Application Product Roundup 2023
Check out the latest fertilizer application products from some of the industry's leading suppliers. -
National Farm Machinery Show Exhibitor Roundup 2023
Check out the latest offerings from these exhibitors scheduled to be at the 2023 National Farm Machinery Show. -
Planter & Drill Attachments Product Roundup 2023
Check out the latest planter and drill attachments from some of the industry’s leading suppliers.
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From Maverick to Mainstream: A History of No-Till Farming [2nd Edition]
Enjoy the 2nd Edition of the must have book for anybody involved in agriculture. This stunning and unique collection of no-till stories, photographs, facts, and figures chronicles the history of no-till farming from the early years through today. This extraordinary hardbound book takes a decade-by-decade look at the world of no-till as seen through the eyes of those who observed the many changes in no-till since the first commercial U.S. plot in 1962.
No-Till Corn: Pushing the Boundaries of Yield Potential
This 16-page special report offers tips and guidance from growers at or near the height of their talents. Learn what challenges they face, from managing equipment to self-control, and find advice and valuable information to help you reach the same level of success that they have.
No-Till & Cover Crops Handbook
Transitioning from conventional farming to no-till and incorporating the use of cover crops requires a higher level of management, but with No-Till Farmer's new No-Till & Cover Crops Handbook, you now have easy access to the critical information you need on field preparation, equipment requirements, how no-till and covers impact other agronomic practices and more.
Understanding Soil Fertility for Higher Yields
This special report was put together to help farmers understand soil fertility and the connection with crop yields. From Neal Kinsey’s explanation of how to nurture soils so they become a thriving, productive system to the importance of sulfur to identifying nutrient imbalances on real-life soil tests, the topics covered illuminate today’s generally accepted understanding of soil fertility.