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No-Till Crop Diversification Is The Key

Thanks to no-till, this grower doesn’t expect to ever till his soils again.

By Ron Ross and Craig Stehly posted on January 1, 2003 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Crop Protection

A strict no-till corn-and-soybean rotation leads you down a path to trouble. The more practical kind of diversity that you can work into your no-till system, the better.

Cut Rates, Not Corners

With no-tilled soybeans, this grower is saving $8 to $10 per acre on herbicide investments.

By Susan K. Davis posted on January 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection

Jim Patton bends down and scrutinizes the miniscule green leaves barely poking through the Mad River Valley soils on his West Liberty, Ohio, farm.

No-Till Even Works With Strawberries

By Tim King posted on December 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Strawberries are a perennial crop and effective management of the plant beds has traditionally required annual tillage. However, Canadian and American strawberry growers, as well as researchers, have been successfully breaking out of the traditional confines with no-till.

Hit Weeds Early When No-Tilling

You can’t expect many single-product weed-control programs to get the entire job done.

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection

If you're interested in harvesting top yields with Roundup Ready no-till corn and soybeans, it’s likely that you’ll have to add residual herbicides to the weed-control mix.

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An Exciting 30 Years!

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2002 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

This November issue represents the 30th anniversary of when the first copy of No-Till Farmer went in the mail. Since 1972, we’ve seen tremendous no-till growth along with many exciting, new technologies that have made this reduced tillage practice work on your farm.

Choose The Best Weed-Control Program For No-Tilled Corn

Since both both fall and spring herbicide programs have their benefits, you need to decide which is best for you.

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on October 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection

No-till corn growers have two options for pre-plant weed control — they can incorporate a residual herbicide in the fall, or burn down weeds in the spring with a contact herbicide.

Northern No-Tillers Fear Herbicide-Tolerant Crops May Encourage More Tillage

The hangover impact of controlling resistant volunteer plants in the future has these no-tillers worried.

By Laura Rance posted on June 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection

Some zero-tillers in Manitoba are taking a sober second look at herbicide-tolerant crops and the impact they might have on the economics of their no-till systems.

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What Does Weed Control Cost?

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection

A recent study by Virginia Polytechnic University educators sheds some light on the true cost of no-till weed control. Besides looking at herbicide costs, the study took a close look at the role that manure application rates have in determining weed-control costs.

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Touchdown, Roundup Battles Heat Up Over Advertising Claims

May 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection

In mid-March, Syngenta Crop Production filed a civil suit in Federal District Court against Monsanto in response to what they believe are false and misleading claims dealing with a comparison of Roundup and Touchdown herbicides.

Ridge Till Continues To Gain Popularity

The winner of the Phoenix Rotary Equipment Ltd. conservation tillage essay contest explains the benefits of ridge tilling.

By Alan Bonifas posted on May 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management, Soil Health

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, many farmers in south-central Nebraska began drilling irrigation wells as they began flood irrigating row crops in furrows.

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