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International Harvester’s First Attempt at No-Till Farming

[Video] International Harvester’s First Attempt at No-Till Farming

October 4, 2021 | Posted in Equipment
Source: Classic Tractor Fever Tv
This video from Classic Tractor Fever shows a little-known no-till fact – that International Harvester actually was the first to release a no-till planter design in 1952-53, but exited after only 2 years, thus yielding history to Allis Chalmers when it comes to first commercially successful no-till planter. Purdue’s Don Rhine and ag historian Maurie Williamson explain the M-21 from IH.
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[Podcast] Early No-Till Recollections with Ag Economist Howard Doster

In this episode of the “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators” podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, Frank Lessiter, chats with retired ag economist Howard Doster, who received a PhD in agricultural economics from The Ohio State University and began working at Purdue in 1968.
By Julia Gerlach posted on April 18, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops
In this episode of the “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators” podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, Frank Lessiter, chats with retired ag economist Howard Doster, who received a PhD in agricultural economics from The Ohio State University and began working at Purdue in 1968.
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Tassel Emergence & Pollen Shed

July 5, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection
Source: Purdue University
Depending on the year, corn crop typically enters the critical flowering stages of pollen shed and silk emergence sometime between late June to late July. Success or failure during this period of the corn plant’s life greatly influences the potential grain yield at harvest time.
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Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

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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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