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4 Steps for Enhancing Your No-Till Drill’s Performance

Exapta Solution’s Matt Hagny offers sound advice on seeding equipment options that improve furrow opening, seed placement, firming and seed trench closing.

By Mark McNeely posted on May 12, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

If you're trying to control seed costs, it pays to also optimize your no-till drill for peak seeding performance, just as anyone would their larger grain planters.

Sponsors for 27th Annual National No-Tillage Conference Announced

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 7, 2018

The publishers of No-Till Farmer and Conservation Tillage Guide have secured a full lineup of Title Sponsors supporting the 27th annual National No-Tillage Conference next January in Indianapolis.

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[Webinar] Improving the Performance of No-Till Drills

March 7, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Precision Agriculture

This webinar, sponsored by Exapta Solutions, helps you look closely at your no-till drill setup to improve seed spacing and placement for better stands and yield potential. Get proven techniques and top-notch tips to improve the poor seed placement common with no-till drills and help them perform more like no-till planters from the late Exapta founder, Matt Hagny. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]

[Webinar] What’s Needed to Get Your No-Till Planter to Deliver Results

January 17, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

This webinar, sponsored by Exapta Solutions, will help you look closely at your planter setup and other factors that can hinder seed placement and hurt crop stands. No-till consultant and Exapta founder Matt Hagny shares time-tested, proven tips to overcome seeding challenges in no-till environments. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]

Exapta Solutions Becomes Exclusive Importer of Aricks Row Cleaners for John Deere No-Till Drills

November 7, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Residue Management

Exapta Solutions is now the exclusive importer of Aricks row cleaners for John Deere 50/60/90 drills. The row cleaners are designed to overcome the tendency of these drills to hairpin residue into the seed slot.

No-Till Benefits Add Up to Dollars and ‘Sense’

The Willis family has seen double-digit yield increases, healthier soils and reduced erosion after 30-plus years of no-tilling and covers.

By John Dobberstein posted on October 28, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Soil Health

Every farm faces at least some challenges adopting no-till practices. But when it comes to sticking with the practice, Ron Willis’ feelings on the matter are pretty clear.

[Video] Beefing Up a No-Till Drill

October 11, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment

Michael Willis explains some of the improvements made to the family’s John Deere 1590 drill used for seeding cover crops and soybeans. The changes include adding Thompson closing wheels from Exapta Solutions, and narrower gauge wheels, Bonilla seed tabs and wider disc-opening blades from Needham Ag Technologies.

Exapta Adds Aricks Bushing Kits for Deere Drills

New kits replace pivot points for firming arm, closing arm and main pin at front of opener

July 19, 2017 | Posted in Equipment

Exapta Solutions is now the exclusive importer of Aricks bushing kits for John Deere 50, 60 and 90 series drills. The kits replace and upgrade the pivot points for the firming arm, the closing arm and the main pin at the front of the opener.

No-Till Brings Radical Rethink to Drill Designs

Manufacturers have listened to no-tillers’ needs and are creating drills that can handle heavy residue, as well as plant cash crops and cover crops of various seed sizes.

By Dan Crummett posted on January 14, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Aside from the planter and combine, drills are one of the most common pieces of equipment seen rolling across no-till fields today — about 64% of readers who participated in the 2016 No-Till Operational Benchmark Study said they own and use a no-till drill. And with cover crops picking up acreage in no-till systems, no-tillers are no longer relying on the tool just for seeding cash crops.

Plotting a Course to No-Till, Cover Crop Success

With a focus on no-till and cover crops, Virginia grower Robb Hinton has improved soil health and moved into a better position for increased yields.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 15, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management

If you ask Robb Hinton about what he’s doing on his farm, his answer is he’ll try just about anything.

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