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Buying A Planter? Get To Know Your Dealer First

Apart from the technical and mechanical features of a new planter, growers need to expect more from their dealer. Here are some questions you should be asking before talking equipment.
February 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment
For growers, especially those who are newer to no-till, Dave Dum has some advice: pick your equipment dealer wisely when looking for a no-till planter.
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Get Your No-Till Planter In Good Shape For Spring

Here’s a checklist to help ensure that nothing critical to effective, efficient planting is missed before you head into the fields
By Ron Perszewski posted on February 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment
Given the importance of uniform emergence and a good plant stand, fine-tuning your no-till planter should be a must before spring arrives. Dave Moeller, an experienced no-tiller and ag consultant who operates Moeller Ag service in Keota, Iowa, offers the following guidelines for getting your planter ready.
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Manure, Straw And Earthworms Make For Highly Productive Soils

Wisconsin dairy producer embraces precise management to protect and feed his fields with waste from his herd.
By Mark Moore posted on December 1, 2007 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health
Jim Koepke would be the first to tell you that he doesn’t consider himself a no-tiller. “There’s plenty of tillage activity going on in our soils, it’s just that the tillage is being done by earthworms instead of iron,” he says. “And those earthworms do a tremendous job.”
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To view more dealer responses to this question, visit www.no-tillfarmer.com
August 1, 2007
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Don't Tell This No-Tiller Continuous Corn Won't Work

Ray McCormick has been profitably growing corn on corn without the disease and insect outbreaks that threaten to keep many no-tillers in their standard rotations.
By Ron Perszewski posted on August 1, 2007 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting
Ray McCormick earns a living through good land stewardship. He operates a peach orchard, maintains about 1,000 acres of woods on his property and builds wetlands and mitigation sites for other landowners.
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