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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.

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The Federal Government's Prediction 35 Years Ago That 54% Of All U.S. Row-Crop Ground Today Would Be No-Tilled Was Way Too Optimistic

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 11, 2011

Some 35 years ago, U.S. Department of Agriculture staffers predicted we’d see more than half of all U.S. cropland being no-tilled by now. The 1975 report also indicated that by 2010, 41% of the ground would be minimum tilled and only 5% conventionally tilled.

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Old Federal Government Prediction On No-Tilled Ground Was Way Too Optimistic

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 11, 2011 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management

Why There Aren’t More No-Tilled Acres

No-till has come a long way in the past 35 years, but is way short of the overly optimistic acreage projections made in 1975.

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2011

From only 3.3 million acres in 1972 to an estimated 90 million acres today, there’s been plenty of progress as more farmers shift to no-till. Yet, we’re still a long way from the estimated 54% of U.S. row-crop ground U.S. Department of Agriculture economists predicted back in 1975 that would be no-tilled by now.

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In Nebraska, Federal Officials Maintain Strip-Till Is Not A Legitimate Funding Option As A Soil Conservation Practice

February 1, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

A few weeks ago, several readers indicated that National Resource and Conservation Service (NRCS) staffers in Nebraska are against funding strip-till projects. Instead, they’re attempting to make pure continuous no-till the favored tillage system.

8 Areas To Focus On For Higher Wheat Yields

Residue management, proper seeding rates, timely nitrogen applications and scouting for diseases are some of the keys to pushing no-till wheat yields to worthwhile levels

By Dan Zinkland posted on May 1, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Residue Management

From the Pacific Northwest to the Great Plains to the Eastern Corn Belt, no-tillers John Aeschliman, Dan Forgey, Allen Dean and Romey Bardwell grow different varieties of dryland wheat in different soils in areas receiving vastly different amounts of rain.

No-Till Briefs

May 1, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

No-tillers should be cautious about planting corn 2 inches deep or more, says Barry Fisher, Indiana state agronomist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service

Soil Needs 'Glue' For Good Structure

February 26, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Ray Archuleta, who works for the USDAâ€™s Natural Resource Conservation Service, is passionate about no-till and he reminded producers that what makes a successful no-till system is in the things you donâ€™t necessarily see on the ground.

No-Till Innovator Awards Go To Four Pioneers

These four winners helped pave the way so that farmers in their area saw the value of no-till management systems

By Dan Zinkland posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Water Management

The four no-till innovators honored this year have accomplished much, some during the past 20 to 30 years, while others much more recently.

Soil Scientists To Study Tillage Effects

December 4, 2009 | Posted in Crop Protection

Soil scientists with the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service are currently working on a project that will help farmers know how tillage methods impact soil quality.

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