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No-Tiller’s Cart Design Delivers High-Speed Dual Fertilizers

Kansas farmer David Holthaus wanted a soil-friendly application system for anhydrous ammonia and granular fertilizer, so he came up with his own solution.

By Mark Parker posted on March 1, 2013 | Posted in Equipment

An innovative no-tiller has developed a dual-application system for anhydrous ammonia and granular fertilizer that minimizes soil disturbance.

Switching Hybrids On The Fly Could Boost Corn Yields

Using equipment already available, Beck’s researchers are matching corn hybrids and populations to management zones, netting nearly 20 bushels an acre more in yields.

By Clair Urbain posted on March 1, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Researchers at Beck’s Hybrids are turning precision farming methods up a notch.

Making Long-Term No-Tilled Fields Even Better

Nebraska no-tiller Ben Steffen is turning to cover crops, variable-rate fertilizer application and manure from his dairy to build even further upon his farm’s 40 years of no-till success

By John Dobberstein posted on March 1, 2013 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops

Ben Steffen's farm embraced no-till practices nearly 4 decades ago, as he and his late father sought to reduce input costs and erosion and save soil moisture.

Alfalfa Nitrogen Credits Satisfy Full 'N' Needs Of No-Tilled Corn After Alfalfa

January 6, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Certified Crop Adviser

No-tillage corn following alfalfa has become a viable option for alfalfa-corn growers seeking to reduce input costs, conserve soil moisture, and even improve corn yield in some cases.

One Country Slipping Behind In No-Till

December 29, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Voxy.co.nz

New Zealand is slipping further behind in conservation agriculture predicts a world authority on no-tillage.

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No-Tillage Is Number One

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 2012

When it comes to ranking the most important developments in American agriculture over the past 75 years, a panel of conservationists recently placed no-till right at the top of the list.

National No-Tillage Conference Ready To Power Up Farmers' No-Till Success

October 4, 2012 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

21st annual gathering of innovative no-tillers in Indianapolis offers valuable management tips from more than 40 speakers over 4 information-packed days in January 2013

California Researchers Hit Record No-Till Yields

December 26, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: University of California

University of California scientists have for the first time achieved the same yields in cotton and tomato research plots managed under conservation tillage strategies as they did on adjacent plots using conventional tillage practices.

Gabe Brown To Give Keynote Talk At Upcoming National No-Tillage Conference

By Darrell Bruggink posted on December 21, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

If you've never been to the National No-Tillage Conference and you'd like an idea of what it's all about, read our lead article today on Bismarck, N.D., no-tiller Gabe Brown.

Kentucky Grower: No-Till Is A Paradigm Change

April 5, 2011 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: NRCS grower profiles

Hardin County Kentucky farmer Bob Wade Jr. has always been a good conservation steward of the land. He says, “my dad was conservation minded and he passed those values on to me.”

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