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[Video] Koch Agronomic Services at the 2016 National No-Tillage Conference

February 17, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection

Steve Parrish, regional sales manager for Koch Agronomic Services, discusses the benefits of its Agrotain and SuperU products, and shares new about other fertilizer enhancers and biologicals that Koch has under development.

No-Till Notes: Making Sense of Growing Options for Yield Enhancers

The market for seed treatments, foliar nutrients and biologicals is growing at a dizzying pace, but no-tillers can make sense of it by doing some research and asking pointed questions.

By Daniel Davidson posted on December 14, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Growers want to increase yield, and do it profitability and consistently. When I talk about increasing yields, I look at it from two perspectives: foundation agronomy and technology add-ons or products.

June 2015 Poll: Product Application During Planting

May 16, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

From May 16th - June 15th, we asked No-Till Farmer readers: "What products do you put down during planting?"

Verdesian Life Sciences Announces New Biological Herbicide

December 1, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Discovered by scientist Ann Kennedy with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service, the bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens, strain D7, offers significant activity to combat downy brome, commonly known as cheatgrass.

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Keep Compaction Under Control This Harvest

By Laura Barrera posted on September 17, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health

The season is winding down and now’s the time to keep in mind that current actions can have an impact on future crop success.

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Bucking The Tillage Trend In An Alpine Desert

No-till practices are saving Colorado grower Billy Burns’ soils, and even helping his fields recover from a tragic herbicide mistake.

By Billy Burns and Martha Mintz posted on September 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

As no-tillers we are definitely an oddity here in the highly productive San Luis Valley of Colorado. While we strive to keep our acres covered and undisturbed, the farmers surrounding us move masses of earth with every crop.

Emerging Biologicals Could Help No-Tillers Get More With Less

Bio-ag products are outgrowing their “snake oil” reputation and could bring higher yields at a lower environmental price.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

For no-tillers already saving topsoil, reducing fuel usage and controlling input costs, the emerging market of biological products could offer another way to ratchet yields even higher without paying an environmental price.

Wrapping Up The Summer Issue Of The Conservation Tillage Guide

By Darrell Bruggink posted on June 22, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

No-Till Farmer editors are working fast and furious on the Summer issue of Conservation Tillage Guide. We're getting great support once again from ag manufacturers on this issue, so we're expecting it to be another 100-page-plus blockbuster with plenty of practical, useable tips for no-tillers.

Six Ways To Improve Soil Health

June 10, 2010 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: By Vern Grubinger, University of Vermont Extension vegetable and berry specialist

No-tillers can learn how to improve the health of their soils with the help of the newly revised book "Building Soil For Better Health," written by two prominent soil scientists.

11 Tips For No-Tilling CRP Ground

Take advantage of the biological benefits of CRP by following no-till guidelines, says New Zealand no-tiller.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

The first impulse of many growers may be to plow under CRP ground when converting it back into cropland.

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Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.

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