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Holding Soil, Moisture Yields Greater Productivity

A combination of no-till and extensive cover crop use has the Gaspers’ hilly soils yielding better than they ever did when they were conventionally tilling.

By Laura Barrera posted on April 17, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture

Tom Gasper remembers one of the early years of no-tilling, when his father, Leo, took hay off a field during a drought.

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Donning No-Till Armor To Save Soils

Lucas Criswell is pushing his 30-year no-till system another step higher by seeding row crops into taller cover crops and using precision technology to safeguard nutrients and the environment.

By Martha Mintz posted on November 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

I wish I could rewind and start over no-tilling with what I know now. The longer we no-till, the more we learn about what was really happening in our fields as we made the transition, and what we could have done then to take our soils farther, faster.

Variable Rate Technology Plants Seeds Of Profitability

Once they commit to the practice, no-tillers often find that managing planting populations on the go can cut seed costs and maximize yield.

By Jack Zemlicka posted on November 1, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Precision Agriculture

The global push to increase crop production and keep pace with population projections underlines the importance for no-tillers to make every seed count.

Focus On Precision Technology Reaps Strip-Till Benefits

GPS guidance, variable-rate seeding and other technologies have provided Ohio’s Brian Watkins with a 145% return on investment.

By Jack Zemlicka posted on November 1, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Not every farmer using precision-ag technology takes time to crunch the numbers and get a tangible feel for their return on investment.

Variable-Rate Planting A Game-Changer?

By John Dobberstein posted on December 5, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

With seed costs going up all the time and pressure to increase yields mounting every year, are you looking for something that could be a game-changer on your farm this spring?

Garbage-In, Garbage-Out Soil Sample Data

The advice may vary this year, but a good overall plan for soil data collection and use is a perennial must.

By Martha Mintz posted on November 1, 2012 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Soil Health

Now more than ever before, no-tillers have the ability to compile mounds and mounds of data. But you may need to be careful about gathering too much rope.

Biosolids, Technology Boost Dryland No-Till

Nutrient-laden sludge, terraces, precision ag and equipment improvements help Nebraska no-tiller reclaim unproductive fields.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Water Management

Had Dave Nielsen simply accepted the early tales of frustration he heard, no-till might not have become the dominant practice on his dryland farm. Instead, he decided to place more trust in early no-till innovators and university experts in his area.

No-Tillers Find Success By ‘Keeping It Simple’

Variable-rate fertility, rotating herbicide-tolerant crops and improved soil organic matter helps these Wisconsin no-tillers increase yields and keep expenses in check.

By Ron Ross posted on January 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

When he turned to no-till in the mid-1980s, Wayne Harrison estimates as much as half of the original topsoil on some of his fields was already gone.

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Chasing Savings, Pushing Yields With No-Till and Strip-Till

Floyd Koerner Jr. and Floyd Koerner III make up a father-son team that excels at getting the most from every acre and input on their farm.

By Floyd Koerner III and Martha Mintz posted on June 1, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Strip-Till Farming

As a family LLC, there’s more than one decision maker on our farm. My dad, Floyd Jr., is the more progressive one. For my part, I like to see someone else try new things out first.

Precision Agriculture Helps Better Manage Manure

Regular manure sampling, monitoring flow rate, field mapping, auto-steer and variable rates lead to better efficiency.

By Jim Leverich posted on December 1, 2009 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Precision Ag technology has long been available to manage fertilizer. More recently, new technology is allowing no-tillers to better manage manure nutrients.

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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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