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Field History, Weather Should Factor Into Disease Management Decisions

March 12, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Field history and weather patterns are important in determining how to best manage crop diseases, says a Purdue University plant pathologist.

Patience Necessary When Transitioning To Conservation Tillage

By John Dobberstein posted on March 6, 2013 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

While traveling to the Iowa OnFarm Network Conference last month I found two more testimonials to the benefits of conservation tillage, and the need to show some patience in the transition period.

'Super App' Farmers, Consultants Track Insect Populations In Multiple Regions

February 21, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Purdue University

An upgraded online pest management program could help agricultural growers and consultants track insect populations to better control crop damage caused by pests and reduce the amount of insecticides released into the environment.

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New Technology Brings Precision Ag Data Into Focus

By Jim Leverich posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

For more than a decade now, no-tillers have been using precision ag and harvesting lots of data to use for making better farm-management decisions.

Livestock, Covers Add Diversity For Enterprising No-Tiller

Byron Richard’s once wheat-dominated farm in North Dakota is now home to many different crops — including livestock — after his commitment to no-till practices.

By Martha Mintz posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Equipment

Third-generation farmer Byron Richard seems to always find himself in the center of big changes in his tiny community.

Rights To Crop Insurance In Question

By John Dobberstein posted on July 18, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

If you protect your farm’s soils by no-tilling and using cover crops, but your neighbor made tillage passes at every opportunity, should you both have the same right to federal crop insurance when things go badly?

Let's Talk About What You're Doing At Your No-Till Farm

By John Dobberstein posted on July 4, 2012 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

As Independence Day approaches, it might be worth the time to think about what your answers will be if someone comes knocking to discuss what you’re doing on your no-till farm.

Flat, Table-Top Fields Need Moisture-Driven Management

Illinois strip-tiller shares lessons he learned while struggling with bad weather and cold, wet fields.

By Martha Mintz posted on June 1, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

Too much water can keep planters and combines out of the field, leech away nutrients and drown crops, yet farmers still need it to grow crops. The trick, strip-tiller Scott Davidson says, is to manage moisture where you can and avoid planting when conditions aren’t right.

Wheat After Corn Has Its Challenges

August 21, 2010 | Posted in Equipment

Some Ohio wheat growers are thinking about planting wheat after corn to avoid some of the late planting issues we have had to deal with over the past few years.

Grid Sampling Saved Years Of No-Till From The Chisel Plow

Struggling fields returned to their yield-contest-winning potential once an Ohio no-tiller applied variable-rate lime and fertilizer.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on December 1, 2009 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

From his farm office lined with county yield awards, Roger Dobbins stands firm that no-till can pay even on his flat, poorly drained Cedarville, Ohio, fields.

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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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