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No-Till Key to Preventing Soil Crusting

June 15, 2017 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Penn State Extension explains why continuous no-till is your best defense against soil crusting and what to do if you’re experiencing crusting this season.

Hybrid No-Till, Strip-Till System Tackles Tough Residue Challenges

Two decades of reduced tillage have helped the Rotenberger family improve soil health and address some daunting residue challenges posed by their cropping rotations.

By John Dobberstein posted on June 10, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management, Nutrient Management

Two decades of reduced tillage have helped the Rotenberger family improve soil health and address some daunting residue challenges posed by their cropping rotations.

From the Desk of Laura Barrera

When is it Time for a No-Till Field to Be Tilled? Never!

By Laura Barrera posted on December 6, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management

I was disappointed to see a recent article suggest that no-tillers consider tilling their fields when certain problems pop up without exploring other management options first.

From the Desk of John Dobberstein

Getting More Profits from Animal and Soil Livestock

By John Dobberstein posted on November 9, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Grazing cover crops and stockpiled residue and shifting calving seasons could help you eke out more profits and improve your soils at the same time.

[Webinar] The Dollars and Cents of Residue Breakdown

By Darrell Bruggink posted on August 23, 2016 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Soil Health

During this webinar, Doug Miller, agronomist and vice president of Midwest Bio-Tech, helps you understand the fertility value of the nutrients in crop residue and how the residue decay process affects your bottom line. This FREE webinar is brought to you by the Midwest Bio-Tech. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]

Check Out the Many Benefits Of Retaining Crop Residue in a No-Till System

By Frank Lessiter posted on May 6, 2015 | Posted in Residue Management

While covering the no-tillage movement for more than 40 years, I’ve never come across a chart that does as good a job of summarizing the many benefits of this reduced tillage system than the one shown here.

20 Ways To Build Better No-Till Soils

World-renowned soil scientist and Rhizoterra co-founder Jill Clapperton shares tips and insights about no-tilled soils that could help growers lower their productivity costs and increase yields.

By John Dobberstein posted on November 1, 2014 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Residue Management, Nutrient Management

While the purpose behind modern no-tilling can sometimes get lost in the machinations of fertilizers, machines and GPS signals, Jill Clapperton offered as a simple example of how crop residue fuels no-till systems.

Five Things To Know About Fall Herbicide Treatments

October 14, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Ohio State University Extension

There is plenty of information on fall herbicide treatments in the C.O.R.N. newsletter archive and on other university websites. Our philosophy on this has not changed much over the past decade. A few brief reminders follow.

Residue Distribution Critical For No-Till Seeding

By Sjoerd Duiker posted on September 9, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management

Source: Penn State Extension

There are things that can be done at the front of the combine and at the back. The combine head can be set up to limit crop residue intake.

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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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