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No-Till Blamed For Home Flooding

The key is to properly manage no-till crop residue to avoid complaints from neighbors.

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2008 | Posted in Water Management

When the creek behind a number of homes located along a subdivision road in Springfield, Ohio, overran its banks earlier this summer, corn stalks clogged drainage tiles and culverts.

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Wall Street Takes Notice Of No-Till

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2008 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Taking full advantage of a mid-June opportunity to educate New York City investment fund managers on American agriculture, three outstanding growers made an extremely strong case for the many benefits of no-tilling.

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Soil Sample To Reduce Fertilizer Costs

By Jim Leverich posted on August 1, 2008 | Posted in Residue Management, Nutrient Management

With fertilizer prices doubling and even tripling, there has never been a more opportune time to invest in soil testing. With total phosphorus and potassium crop removal maintenance in the range of $75 to $125 per acre, it makes good sense to have accurate soil test information.

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Wall Street Takes Notice Of No-Till

Three veteran growers explained the benefits of no-till to top investment fund managers during a recent daylong ag program in New York City.

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2008

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Combating Skyrocketing Costs

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment

Nobody has to explain why keeping costs under control should be a major priority during the coming growing season. With prices of everything from seed to fertilizer to pesticides to equipment on the upswing, it’s critical to do everything possible to keep your costs in line.

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Herbicide Diversity is Critical

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2006 | Posted in Crop Protection

With concerns continuing to develop over glyphosate weed resistance in no-tilled crops, weed scientists keep suggesting that growers start using LibertyLink and Clearfield traits that offer alter- native herbicide modes of action.

Biogenetics: Worth The Money?

With all of the technologies available today, it’s often daunting to determine if it’s worth the extra cash. Here’s what you need to know to weigh the pros and cons.

May 1, 2004 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Biogenetics. Six years ago many, farmers may have raised an eyebrow about the word and wondered what it meant. Today biogenetics are as much a mainstay as the combine. But has time proven that it's worth the money?

42 Great No-Tilling Ideas

Four leading no-tillers offer tips that could make a difference in your fields and your bottom line.

By Ron Perszewski posted on April 1, 2004 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Four no-tillers, each with vast experience that has shown them the best and worst management practices on their own farms and others, shared some of their best advice in a presentation at January’s National No-Tillage Conference.

Why Combine Adjustments Are So Critical With No-Till

If corn plants come out the back of your combine, you’ll get a mat of shredded corn stalks that will lead to cold and wet soils when you no-till next spring.

By Lynn Grooms posted on June 1, 2003 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Strategic combine adjustment during this fall’s harvest will have a big positive impact on both your residue management strategies and next year’s no-till crops.

Equi-Distant Spacing Works

April 1, 2003 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Since 1988, Marion Calmer has seen no yield loss by reducing soybean planting populations down to 100,000 plants per acre in 15-inch rows.

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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, Westville, Ind., no-tiller Jeff Herrold provides an update on how planting is going so far, and why a potential problem with slugs is causing some early-season anxiety. Herrold also explains why he prefers to plant soybeans before corn.

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