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Choose A Crop Consultant Wisely

Determining who can guide your no-till choices can be tricky. Here’s how to be sure you select the right person.

October 1, 2004 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

You,ve got a lot to think about. Which herbicide to use? Which equipment modifications should you try next year? And you still need to determine if your return on investment is worth your efforts.

Growing Resistant Worries

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2004 | Posted in Crop Protection

While there's been considerable talk among no-tillers about weed resistance to glyphosate products, Bryan Young says early signs point to the development of serious problems.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till Slashes Costs, Helps You Expand

After economics got this father-and-son team into no-till, they found many other benefits.

By Ron Ross and Allen Berry posted on June 1, 2004 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

When you look at our operation today, it’s difficult to believe that my dad, Eugene Berry, was a big fan of moldboard plowing. In fact, I even bought a new tractor and plow myself as recently as 1985. We were still plowing corn stalks, chiseling and field cultivating soybean ground until 1990.

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Soybean Growth Promoter Offered, While Soybean Fats Being Targeted

April 1, 2004 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

No-tillers have another tool to consider using with their soybean crops. Nitragin Inc., a manufacturer of legume innoculants, has introduced Optimize, a soybean growth promoter. According to Nitragin, soybeans treated with Optimize delivered an average yield increase of 3.5 bushels per acre over 3 years of testing.

The Strip-Till Advantage

By Jordanna Smida posted on August 1, 2001 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

In an online discussion on the Farmer’s Forum, some no-tillers addressed the advantages of strip-tilling. Here’s their thoughts:

Weighing Strip-Till’s Benefits

If you need to no-till into a warmer seedbed, fall strip-tilling may help.

By Lynn Grooms posted on August 1, 2001 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

While soybean growers have been moving toward no-till in a big way, the growth of no-till corn acres has remained somewhat flat in recent years.

Controlling Tough No-Till Weeds

The real key is keeping troublesome weed seeds from building up.

By Lynn Grooms posted on June 1, 2001 | Posted in Crop Protection

What's your economic threshold on weeds? It should be zero, maintains Brian Freed.

Nozzles Are The Real Key!

By Lynn Grooms posted on June 1, 2001 | Posted in Equipment

Brian Freed applies herbicides to no-tilled corn and soybeans with a modified Spra-Coupe. The Lexington, Ill., no-tiller and crop consultant leaves the wings folded, removes the bracket from the back boom and adds a bracket on the sprayer’s backside that has spray lines running down each of 13 arms.

Returning To 30-Inch Rows

Growing more continuous no-till corn is forcing this veteran no-tiller to move back to wider rows.

By Lynn Grooms posted on May 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Dean Holst, who no-tills 1,700 acres in the hilly, but productive area near LeClaire, Iowa, has made the switch back to 30-inch row corn. For several years, Holst had no-tilled in 24-inch rows.

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Strip Till Vs. No-Till?

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2001 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Strip-Till Farming

While some readers feel fall or spring strip-tilling can overcome concerns about no-tilling corn, others aren't so sure that this is always the very best way to get the job done. Besides using no-till, many attendees at the National No-Tillage Conference in Cincinnati felt using residue conditioning machines could help expand the effectiveness of no-tilling corn

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