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Take the Next Step With Mature No-Till Fields

Long-term no-tillers earn rewards from improved soils, but they also face new questions as they try to make the most of their evolving fields.

By Ron Ross posted on November 1, 2005 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Dan Gillespie wonders if long-time no-tillers are taking full advantage of the improvements in their soils. Gillespie, a continuous no-tiller in Meadow Grove, Neb., for the past 15 years, is putting his own soils to the test and sharing his answers.

Maximize Your Phosphorus Placement

Input costs for fertilizer, an absolute necessity, can be staggering. Here’s how to ensure you get the biggest bang for your phosphorus buck.

May 1, 2005 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Fertilizer placement draws a lot of opinions about everything from when to apply to the depth of application. The many, sometimes conflicting opinions can be confusing about which to follow.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

“When We Started To No-Till, Corn Yields Jumped 20 Bushels Per Acre!”

After 27 years, this Nebraska no-tiller knows no-tillage will make his soils and production tools sustainable for generations to come.

By Ron Ross posted on March 1, 2003 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Crop Protection

No-Till is not a machine, not a crop and not residue. Instead, no-till is a combination of all the critical things you need to produce the best crop with the least cost and the most sustainability. That’s been our farm goal for the past quarter-century.

No-Tilling More Accurately

The key is overcoming seed placement concerns, maintains this no-till inventor.

By Lynn Grooms posted on July 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Precision Agriculture

Paul Schaffert has been no-tilling for 27 years. Over the years, the Indianola, Neb., farmer has overcome several serious no-till concerns with plenty of farm shop engineering know-how.

Without No-Till, Carbon Sequestration Won’t Work

While there’s plenty of talk about solving global warming concerns by stockpiling carbon in the soil, there are plenty of unanswered questions.

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2000 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Let's get one thing straight. Sequestering carbon in our soils is not likely to happen unless farmers no-till.

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No-Till Planting Update: Potential Slug Problem?

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, Westville, Ind., no-tiller Jeff Herrold provides an update on how planting is going so far, and why a potential problem with slugs is causing some early-season anxiety. Herrold also explains why he prefers to plant soybeans before corn.

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