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New Products To Battle No-Till Corn Weeds, Insects

National No-Tillage Conference attendees heard fresh ideas on attacking both weeds and insects in no-tilled corn.

By Jordanna Smida posted on May 1, 2001 | Posted in Crop Protection

One of the hot topics at the National No-Tillage Conference held in Cincinnati was corn herbicides. Sara Gehant, technical support representative, Syngenta; David Lamore, technical service representative, Aventis CropScience; and Paul Sprangle, agronomy research manager, Monsanto; addressed issues on combatting corn weeds and introduced seven new products.

Returning To 30-Inch Rows

Growing more continuous no-till corn is forcing this veteran no-tiller to move back to wider rows.

By Lynn Grooms posted on May 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Dean Holst, who no-tills 1,700 acres in the hilly, but productive area near LeClaire, Iowa, has made the switch back to 30-inch row corn. For several years, Holst had no-tilled in 24-inch rows.

Getting More Bang from No-Tilled Phosphorus

Make sure you aren’t wasting dollars on this essential no-till nutrient.

By Lynn Grooms posted on April 1, 2001 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Applying the smallest amount of phosphate for the biggest bang for the buck is what your goal should be. A small amount of seed-placed phosphate can do that, maintains Terry Good, sales manager for the Canadian operations of Na-Churs Alpine Solutions in New Hamburg, Ontario.

Coming Soon To A No-Till Field Near You

Here are 14 exciting ideas that may change the way you no-till while boosting your income.

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Residue Management

Plenty of new ideas are coming along to help you no-till more efficiently by the year 2005. As the No-Till Farmer editors look to the future, here are a few ideas you may be putting to good use within the next 10 years.

Strip Away No-Till Corn Challenges

This Farmer Says strip-till turned troublesome no-till corn into a highly consistent money-making opportunity.

By Katherine Meitner posted on September 1, 2000 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

No-tillers in the Corn Belt have different opinions about different practices. But one thing no one will disagree about is no-till corn, and how much more effort this crop takes to produce when compared to no-tilling soybeans.

Strip Away No-TIll Corn Challenges

This farmer says strip-till turned troublesome no-till corn into a highly consistent money-making opportunity.

By Katherine Meitner posted on September 1, 2000 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

No-Tilling 300-Bushel Corn!

Not satisfied with 200-bushel corn, this no-tiller looked to the edge of his crop for solutions.

By Katherine Meitner posted on April 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Jim House had to chuckle when asked how he gets 300-bushel corn yields.

New 2000 Weed Control For No-Till Corn

By Katherine Meitner posted on March 1, 2000 | Posted in Crop Protection

Since the new millennium means new decisions, technical representatives from American Cyanamid, Zeneca Ag Products, Aventis CropScience and Monsanto outlined new compounds and label changes for no-till corn to help the 715 attendees at the National No-Tillage Conference last January in Des Moines, Iowa.

Is Poor Weather Taking A Toll On No-Tilled Corn?

Poor planting and crop growing weather may have as much to do with a decline in no-till corn acres as anything else.

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 1999 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Ask Terry Schneider about the problems holding back the growth of no-till corn and he’ll tell you it’s been a lack of favorable weather conditions during most of the 90s.

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Solutions for No-Till Corn

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 1998 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

With no-till corn acres taking a beating in 1998 in some areas, farmers are looking for ways to overcome these concerns.

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