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No-Till Leads To Higher Profits, Better Soil Health For Kentucky Grower

April 17, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health

Source: NRCS Grower Profile

Daviess County, Kentucky, farmer Myrel Trunnell, and son Kevin, farm approximately 1,200 acres in Utica, Kentucky.

Spring Manure Application: Myths And Realities

April 7, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Michigan State University Extension

Application of manure in the spring increases the efficiency of nitrogen use while decreasing the potential of nutrient leaching.

Nitrogen Application Timing In Corn Production

April 6, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: By Steve Butzen, Agronomy Information Manager, Pioneer Hi-Bred

Applying N at multiple times, including the time of maximum crop uptake, can spread the risk of N loss and crop deficiency, improve profitability by reducing N rates and benefit the environment.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

One Size Doesn't Fit All Farms - Or Even One

Whether it's fertility, rotation, tilliage or inputs, each acre on Donn Branton's farm gets what is needed in any given year.

By Donn Branton and Martha Mintz posted on April 1, 2011 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

I'm trying to figure out the best practices to manage each of our acres in an economical way. I’m not just going to stick with one practice across the whole farm to say I’m doing it. It has to show returns.

Crop 'N' Use Efficiency: How High Is Your Hurdle?

March 24, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Clifford S. Snyder, Nitrogen Program Director, IPNI, International Plant Nutrition Institute

Past research indicates that on average, about 35% to 45% of nitrogen applied (as fertilizer and/or manure) is recovered in the above-ground portion of the targeted crop during the year/season of application.

NRCS: 88% Of Chesapeake Bay Cropland In Conservation Tillage

By John Dobberstein posted on March 15, 2011 | Posted in Water Management

It appears no-till is already playing a major role in cleaning up Chesapeake Bay as the government and farm groups continue their debate on how to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the massive watershed.

Drainage, Soybean Cover Boost Yields for Ohio No-Tiller

30-year no-tilling veteran Tom Clark is reaping the benefits of tiling improvements, cover crops and calculated planting on his 1,200 acres.

By Susan K. Davis posted on March 11, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

Drainage is important in any tillage system, but even more crucial in no–till, which is why Ohio no-tiller Tom Clark makes sure drainage needs are taken care of on his fields.

Planting Corn Into Sod For 2011

March 3, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

Source: By Chad Lee and Jim Herbek, University of Kentucky

Planting corn into sod could generate a gross return of $500 to $700 per acre, which is a large enough opportunity to consider taking old pasture or hay fields and converting them to corn for 2011.

No-Tillers Fill Up On Knowledge At Record Event

More than 800 growers from the U.S., Canada and even Africa flocked to the 19th annual National No-Tillage Conference to find new ways of boosting productivity and profits.

By John Dobberstein posted on March 1, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

No-tillers logged hundreds or even thousands of miles to network, learn and inquire as the 19th annual National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC) in Cincinnati went down as a record-setting event.

No-Till Notes

No-Till Experts Share Their Best Ideas

NNTC speakers say cover crops, precision ag technology can help growers squeeze more profit out of every acre.

By Jim Leverich posted on March 1, 2011

In January I attended the 19th annual National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC) in Cincinnati with more than 800 new and veteran no-till professionals.

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