2023 National No-Tillage Conference
Date: 01/10/23
Location: St. Louis, MO
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Focus on Biology for Better Soil Health
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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 no-tillers, agronomists and researchers for 3 days of unrivaled learning and networking!
Build and refine your no-till system with dozens of new ideas and connections at the 31st annual National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis, Missouri January 10-13! Experience an energizing 3-day agenda featuring inspiring general session speakers, expert-led No-Till Classrooms and collaborative No-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 no-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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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.
Bayer Crop Science Provides the Tools Needed to Combat Corn Rootworm
For those struggling with Corn Rootworm, Bayer Crop Science has been working on a solution to curb the effects of these destructive insects. While competitor's products can offer middling protection by using BT proteins, Smartstax Pro from Bayer compliments its use of BT proteins with RNA Interference Technology which changes the makeup of the root, which when ingested denies an essential protein to the rootworm larvae, thus killing the insect before it can ravage the roots.
CruiserMaxx APX: The All-In-One Pre-Mix Seed Treatment from Syngenta
The new soybean seed treatment pre-mix from Syngenta, CruiserMaxx APX provides the highest level of performance of Pythium and Phytophthora protection. Every seed is granted the same amount of active ingredients to help prevent major seed-borne diseases and early-season insects and give the soybeans every opportunity to thrive.
NewLeaf Symbiotics Grows Ag Presence with New Terrasym Seed Treatments
Vice President of Production Strategy Aaron Kelley details the growth that NewLeaf Symbiotics has achieved over the past few years, while expanding their seed treatment product lines. Their new offerings include the biological product line, Terrasym, microbial inoculants which use a pink pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFMs) also known as M-trophs, to benefit crops in a multitude of ways from planting to harvest.
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Enabling No-Till Crop Development with Calcium
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8 Steps to Winterize Your Sprayer
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Starting Harvest Like it's a New School Year
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Plenty to be Thankful For This Year
When it comes to climate change and the challenges it creates, I’m thankful that many of the solutions we are proposing are often the same things that we are suggesting farmers and ranchers consider to improve their bottom lines. -
Some (Little) Rain Falls on Oklahoma
We got rain! I had over an inch and half in my gage last week! Some folks in Southern Oklahoma got more than that! Great news, at least in Oklahoma, right? Wrong. -
Nitrogen Oxides Becoming a Big Worry
While climate change and carbon sequestration are on the minds of many no-tillers, other greenhouse gases may cause even more crop damage. -
Dryland Drought Keeps on Rolling
The conditions in Oklahoma and Kansas especially continue to deteriorate. Wish I could say something positive. I guess we don’t have to worry about flooding at the moment.
No-Till Farmer Podcast
[Podcast] Jared Kenney on Taking No-Till Advice and Precision Nutrients
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Associate Editor Noah Newman talks to Jared Kenney of Amherste, Neb. Kenney finished second in the National Corn Growers’ Association Annual Yield Contest for Irrigated No-Till in Nebraska.
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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Vertical-Tillage Product Roundup 2022
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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.
Fine-Tuning No-Till Performance with Better Planter Technology
This 24 page special report is designed to bring you practical information and tips on how to improve each and every facet of your no-till planter, from attachments to GPS systems to evaluating various setups. Expert advice from long-time no-tillers, no-till researchers and planter consultants offer valuable insights into modifications and adjustments that will help you achieve better stands and ultimately better yields.