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How No-Tilling Can Help 'Weatherproof' Your Farm

Protective residue, proper soil management and a better understanding of how plants use water could help no-tillers and strip-tillers survive today’s extreme weather patterns.

By John Dobberstein posted on May 1, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

If you ask Jerry Hatfield, the 2012 drought wasn’t just a blip on the radar screen.

No-Tillers Tame Heat And Tough Clay Soils

Relay soybeans, controlled traffic and cover crops play key roles in helping Randy and Nicole Small make no-till work in southeastern Kansas

By Mark Parker posted on April 1, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Water Management

Continuous no-till is an uncommon practice in southeast Kansas, where tight clay soils can hinder nutrient distribution and the growing environment causes rapid breakdown of residue.

Recent Rainfall, Early Harvest May Bring Flush Of Fall Weeds

Properly applied fall burndown herbicides can control quick-hitting winter annuals and provide some residual protection, making for cleaner no-till fields ahead of planting next spring.

By John Dobberstein posted on October 1, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Due to some late-summer rainfall and an early harvest this year in many states, no-tillers who aren’t seeding cover crops may want to beef up their fall weed-control program to help keep fields clean for next year.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Putting Worldly No-Till Knowledge To Work

After 20-plus years of research, consulting and no-till enthusiasm, ‘No-Till Bill’ has purchased a farm and is taking his own advice.

By Bill Crabtree and Martha Mintz posted on May 1, 2012 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

After years of helping countless farmers make a lot of money, I finally decided to try and make a go of it myself. In 2007 I bought 7,000 acres of farmable ground in northeast Morawa, Australia, and am now officially a no-till farmer and consultant.

Iowa Subsoil Moisture Levels A Concern For 2012

December 11, 2011 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Paul Kassel, ISU Extension field agronomist, Iowa State University

The northwest Iowa fall survey of subsoil moisture completed by Iowa State University in November shows well below average amount of subsoil moisture.

Study Shows No-Till's Benefits For Pacific Northwest Wheat Growers

March 10, 2011 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Source: USDA, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Wheat farmers in eastern Oregon and Washington who use no-till production systems can substantially stem soil erosion and enhance efforts to protect water quality, according to research by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.

Removing Terraces From No-Till Cropland Not Recommended

March 9, 2011 | Posted in Water Management

Source: By Jason Warren, Oklahoma State University

Terraces are protective infrastructure that should be maintained regardless of tillage, because they provide a layer of protection from large rainfall events.

Use The Corn Stalk-Nitrate Test Now

September 15, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: By Joel De Jong, Iowa State University Extension Field Agronomist

When we invest in nitrogen for our crop, shouldn’t we want a report card on how it worked? We can get that – with the fall stalk nitrate test (FSNT).

Tips for Overseeding Cover Crops

September 15, 2009 | Posted in Cover Crops

An option for getting an earlier establishment on fall seeded cover crops is to over-seed.

No-Till Fits With Grower’s Goals

With wheat in his rotation and the last-resort use of a rotary harrow, Bill Rohloff is leaving his farmland in better shape than he found it.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on September 1, 2009 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment

When he was just a kid, there was a moment that likely shaped Bill Rohloff’s desire to no-till every acre possible.

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