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No-Till Operational Benchmark Study (2012)

Expenses Take Steep Climb For No-Tillers

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 1, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

While no-tillers continue to enjoy some of the highest grain prices in recent history, it’s clear that they need those prices to stay high, judging by their 2011 expense sheet.

Protecting Yields, Safeguarding The Environment

Frequent soil testing, timely applications and deep placement of fertilizer are some key practices for these nutrient-management stewards.

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on April 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Onfarm research, equipment setups and deep placement of fertilizer are among the tools that helped three no-tillers improve their nutrient management and profitability on their farms, and also win admiration from their peers.

Shop Talk

Price Risk For Fertilizer Shifting To Farmers?

April 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

The recent volatility in fertilizer prices has many Midwestern farmers delaying their fertilizer purchases, which could have repercussions that beyond spring planting.

No-Till Notes

Nutrient Management, Cover Crops Highlight NNTC

Tips about the value of cover crops and improved methods of fertility application could boost yields, reduce input costs and improve soil quality.

By Jim Leverich posted on March 1, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

I recently attended the 20th annual National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC) in St. Louis, where more than 900 people came to network and absorb useful tips for improving their no-till systems.

Frankly Speaking

Feeding Over 10 Billion People Around The World Just 30 Years From Now

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

With the world expected to need twice as much food to keep 10 billion people from going hungry by 2050, we’re going to have to dramatically increase our yields.

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No-Till Will Definitely Be Playing A Major Role In Feeding Over 10 Billion People Around The World Just 30 Years From Now

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

With the world expected to need twice as much food to keep 10 billion people from going hungry by 2050, we’re going to have to dramatically increase our yields.

Fertilization Considerations After Drought

December 12, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: International Plant Nutrition Institute

Much of the Southern and Central Great Plains Region has been severely affected by drought in 2011.

Plenty Of Innovations On Display At Farm Progress Show

Technology for spraying and fertilizer application was among the equipment highlights offering potential benefits to no-tillers.

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on December 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment

The editors of No-Till Farmer unearthed a large number of equipment innovations at the 2011 Farm Progress Show, held Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 in Decatur, Ill.

Growth In Cover Crop Usage

By Darrell Bruggink posted on November 2, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

It seems clear that No-Till Farmer readers are quickly moving away from the old recommendation that you need to apply 1.2 pounds of nitrogen for every expected bushel of corn.

Expect Higher Input Prices in 2012

November 2, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: By Bruce Erickson and Alan Miller, Purdue University

Growing an acre of corn, soybeans, or wheat in 2012 will likely cost much more than in 2011, Purdue University economists Bruce Erickson and Alan Miller say.

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No-Tiller Plants Entire Corn Crop with Driverless Tractor

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we catch up with young Kentucky no-tiller Quint Pottinger to see how he autonomously planted his entire crop in 2026. Senior editor John Dobberstein checks in from the CTIC Conservation in Action Tour in Scotland Neck, N.C., where no-tiller Zeb Winslow III talks about his multi-species cover crop program.

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