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Not A Bad Year For No-Tillers… All Things Considered

While 2009 brought a decrease in net farm income, No-Till Farmer readers weathered a year where grain prices dropped dramatically

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 1, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

7 No-Till Planter Tune-Up Tips

Experts explain how getting planters into tip-top shape now can save time and money later, while improving yields

By Dan Zinkland posted on March 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment

With the planting season less than 2 months away, it’s time to make sure planters are in tip-top shape.

Cover Crops Make Long-Term No-Till Perform Even Better

Iowa no-tiller drills cereal rye as soon as possible after harvesting corn and soybeans for maximum growth and better soil structure

By Dan Zinkland posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health

Long before cover crops became a hot topic among farmers, Wellman, Iowa, no-tiller Dennis Berger drilled cereal rye in the fall of 1978. Then in the spring of 1979, he used paraquat to kill the rye before no-tilling corn

Aiming For Planting Perfection In Varying Soil Types

Maintaining openers in tip-top shape, a deeper planting depth and seed meters help Kansas no-tillers achieve even emergence of corn.

By Mark Parker posted on December 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

When Bryan Poppelreiter pulls his no-till planter into the field, he understands that absolute planting perfection probably isn’t going to happen. But that doesn’t mean he won’t shoot for a picket-fence stand that pops out of the soil evenly up and down, as well as side to side.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Bending Equipment, Agronomics To Fit His Needs Pays

South Dakota no-tiller Terry Huss modifies new equipment to fit his dry conditions and goes against the trend by growing wheat with corn and soybeans.

By Ron Ross posted on December 1, 2009 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Equipment

It doesn’t seem possible that I’ve been no-tilling for 30 years. I don’t know if you would call me a pioneer, but no-till was almost unheard of in north central South Dakota in 1979.

Making The Move To 30-Inch No-Tilled Soybeans

Reducing planting rates by 30,000 seeds per acre without a yield loss is convincing Keith Reha to move away from 15-inch soybeans.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on December 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Count Keith Reha in as one of the many no-tillers taking a hard look at their soybean seed expenses, and questioning the tools and even the row width they use with no-till soybeans.

No-Tiller Always Ready To Face Changing Conditions

Adjustments to seeding rates, downpressure and coulter depth within fields are necessary for Johnny Davis to no-till successfully in variable soil conditions.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on December 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

If there’s one thing farming has proven to Johnny Davis, it’s that there is nothing constant.

8 Steps For Better No-Tilling

November 16, 2009 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting

Today’s stronger, heavier equipment is designed to cut and handle residue, penetrate soil to your desired seeding depth, get proper seed-to-soil contact and close the seed-vee. With these four functions in mind, University of Nebraska engineer Paul Jasa says you need to evaluate your no-till planter early in the spring while you have time to make adjustments or buy attachments.

Hoping For Rain, Counting On No-Till

No-till has not only been better economically for Angela, Mont., farmer Alan Ballensky, the moisture protected by no-till has helped him raise yields that many would not deem possible in such a dry climate.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in Equipment, Water Management

Alan Ballensky rolls his 4730 John Deere self-propelled sprayer to a stop in a cloud of dust at a field edge on his southeastern Montana small grains no-till operation.

Settling On Spring Strip-Till

Iowa corn grower Jeff Reints has used full tillage, no-till, zone-tillage and fall strip-till, but he has settled on strips for raising corn.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Iowa corn grower Jeff Reints has used full tillage, no-till, zone-tillage and fall strip-till, but he has settled on spring strips for raising corn.

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