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No-Tiller Finds A Premium Growing Edible Soybeans

Moving away from Roundup Ready soybeans allows Carrol Wyss the opportunity to earn a few extra dollars while rotating chemistries in his corn-soybean rotation.
By Darrell Bruggink posted on July 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection
When the oppertunity presented itself, Carrol Wyss went after a new market to make a few extra dollars. What he also found was that the changes he would need to make to control weeds were probably better for his farm.
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Foliar Feeders Push For Bigger No-Till Yields

While not a replacement for well-managed soil fertility programs, foliar fertilizers — piggybacked with pesticide treatments — are helping no-tillers achieve greater yields
By Mark Parker posted on June 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management
No-tillers find that foliar applications can help fine-tune fertility programs and boost yields. While not a replacement for a solid soil-based fertility program, foliar-feeding strategies aim to maximize productivity in well-managed crops.
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Sharpen Your No-Till Discs

A successful no-tiller shares how he gets his Deere 750 drill into the ground.
By Jordanna Smida posted on May 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment
While moderating a roundtable session at last winter’s National No-Tillage Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, Paul Schaffert, a no-tiller and owner of Schaffert Mfg., fielded a question from a no-tiller who was having a difficult time getting his John Deere 750 no-till drill into the ground.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

‘Crazy Jim’ Found His Way To No-Till

A pioneer with strip intercropping and double-cropping soybeans, Jim House is a champion of the financial and ecological benefits of no-till.
By Jim House and Martha Mintz posted on May 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment
With only 300 acres to work with, I have to do everything possible to drive production and justify farming a relatively small piece of ground.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till Brings Challenges Surprises and New Options

Fewer field passes means this California no-tiller and dairyman can raise three forage crops per year.
By Michael Crowell and Martha Mintz posted on March 1, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
I tried no-till because of the potential savings I saw, but it’s brought us so much more. Making the switch to no-till has allowed us to raise three high-quality forage crops per year on the 270 acres we intensively farm in the San Joaquin Valley.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Tilled To Save Time, But Quickly Saw Soil Benefits

Western North Dakota farmer integrates cattle, dryland corn and multiple cover-crop species to build a productive no-till system.
By Lance Gartner and Martha Mintz posted on February 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health
The main reason I went into no-till was — as it is for many other no-tillers — due to labor issues. My Dad had a heart attack in 2000 and wasn’t able to help as much anymore. I was just killing myself trying to keep up with farming and the cattle and everything else.
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