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No-Till Corn Takes Top Yield in 2016

By Laura Barrera posted on December 20, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The results from the National Corn Growers Assn.’s annual Corn Yield Contest were just released this week, and once again dismiss the myth that no-till yields can’t compete with tillage.

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Focus on Soil Health Now to Be Competitive Later

By Laura Barrera posted on July 5, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Despite genetic improvements to corn hybrids and soybean varieties, without soil health — especially soil organic matter — growers may see their yields plateau.

Hula Family Shatters Corn Yield Records Again

December 18, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: National Corn Growers Assn.

No-tiller David Hula broke the U.S. corn yield record at 532 bushels in the 2015 National corn Yield Contest, beating the 2014 record of 503.7 bushels per acre.

The Secrets of No-Till Yield Champions

No-tillers David Hula and Kip Cullers say spoon-feeding crops at the right time, intensive scouting, healthy soils and even emergence have helped them raise contest-winning corn and soybean yields.

By John Dobberstein posted on April 17, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

One of the most valuable lessons David Hula learned about farming came several years ago from a towering former NFL player turned DuPont Pioneer agronomist.

David Hula’s 5 Tips for High-Yielding Corn

By Laura Barrera posted on February 3, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

In Charles City, Va., corn-yield record holder David Hula is proving no-till corn can compete just as well as conventional corn. At the 2015 National No-Tillage Conference last month, he shared some of his high-yielding corn secrets.

NCGA 2014 Yield Contest Winners Announced

December 23, 2014

Source: National Corn Growers Association

No-tillers and strip-tillers proved that conservation practices can compete just as well as conventionally tilled fields.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Producing Quality Seed In A No-Till System

The right equipment, and a solid seed-to-harvest crop protection plan, keeps yield-champion no-tiller David Hula’s bins full and customers happy.

By David Hula and Martha Mintz posted on February 1, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting

Seed production is our business, so we focus as much on the quality and health of the crop we produce as we do on pushing yields.

20 Ways To Shave Your Nitrogen Rates Without Nicking Yields

Stung by roller-coaster prices, no-tillers are scrutinizing one of their most expensive inputs and living with less applied nitrogen.

By Martha Mintz posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Economic, conservation and scientific reasons appear to be pushing no-tillers toward applying less nitrogen in their fields.

Frankly Speaking

We're Not There Yet, But 300-Bushel Corn Yields May Be Typical Just 20 Years From Now

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

David Hula captured top no-till yield honors in last fall’s National Corn Growers Association contest with a yield of 319.3 bushels per acre. While this Charles City, Va., no-tiller’s result was about double the current national average, 300 bushels is a yield some industry leaders are anticipating as being typical just 20 years from now.

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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, a big piece of equipment is unveiled at the Kinze Product Innovation Day in Williamsburg, Iowa.

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