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“Strip-Twinning” Toward 300-Bushel Corn

Twin-row, strip-tilled continuous corn is helping Illinois farmer John Obery pursue his goal of growing the highest yields possible, but the system demands a great deal of ingenuity and patience.

By Dan Zinkland posted on August 1, 2010 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Conventional wisdom at the coffee shop says John Obery’s twin-row, strip-tilled continuous corn won’t work and conventional tillage is the way to farm. But the Metamora, Ill., strip-tiller, who began farming in 1973, sets his own course.

Getting Grain To The Bin Isn’t A Combine’s Only Duty

Chopping, sizing and spreading residue evenly while no-tillers harvest is crucial to creating uniform planting conditions and emergence.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on August 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management

Cut it, chop it, crimp it, split it, shatter it, size it, blow it, fling it or even explode it — just don’t wing it when it comes to harvest residue management.

The Tools That Get The Job Done For No-Tillers

No-Till Farmer readers sound off about their no-till planter setups and the technology that helps them move residue to get proper seed placement and great corn stands.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on August 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management

Wet fall, wet spring, wet fall, wet spring. It seems no-tillers need to get used to making things work in a more aquatic-type system, our recent survey of No-Till Farmer readers found. In fact, how our readers’ no-till planter setups worked in wet conditions was a common thread in the replies we received.

No-Till And Cover Crops Thrive In Brazil

June 11, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: By Sue Roesler, Lee Agri-Media

No-tillage systems in Brazil are becoming commonplace because of the health they provide for the soil.

How To Manage Volunteer Corn In Soybeans

June 10, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Aaron Hager, University of Illinois Extension Weed Management Specialist

Densities of volunteer corn in this year’s soybean crop — at least in Illinois — are perhaps as high as any time in recent memory.

How To Evaluate Cover Crop Economics

June 9, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops

Farmers are starting to overcome some misperceptions about cover crops, which include the myths that they cost too much and aren't profitable, an Ohio State University Extension educator says

Planting Corn And Soybeans In Mid-June

June 7, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Persistent rains and wet soil conditions have no-tillers wondering about the advisability of planting corn versus soybean after mid-June.

Start Scouting For Soybean Cyst Nematodes

June 7, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Effective scouting during the growing season is the key to successful, integrated management of SCN, says Iowa State University plant pathologist Greg Tylka.

No-Till Raises Your Environmental Score

June 7, 2010

The increased use of no-till farming since the 1980s, and the increased use of glyphosate-resistant crops since 1996, has significantly turned farmers into environmentalists. Less soil has eroded, less chemicals have been applied, and less fuel has been used because of significant changes in farming practices.

Cold Winter Puts Stop To Soybean Rust

May 21, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Freezing temperatures crept further south than normal. The main overwinter source of soybean rust, kudzu, was killed back in most places in the south.

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