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Father And Daughter Make Great No-Till Team

She’s a crop scout, he has 40 years of no-till experience and together they win with non-GMO soybeans and reduced herbicide rates.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on August 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management

Every youth that has heard stories of their parents walking to school uphill both ways in waist-deep snow knows that things were more difficult in the past.

Measuring Cost To Reward Helps No-Till Profitability

Ohio no-tiller Dave Lotz finds some management decisions, like adding filter strips, reduce production but actually increase profits.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on July 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management

Identifying the holes where profits leak away is a talent Kenton, Ohio, no-tiller Dave Lotz has nearly perfected during almost 25 years of no-till trial and error.

Former CRP Acres Are Ideal For No-Till

With 10-plus years of undisturbed soil structure building under their belt, CRP acres are primed for no-till production.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on June 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The only thing pulling a plow through former Conservation Reserve Program acres accomplishes is erasing more than a decade of benefits, say no-tillers who have transitioned from CRP to no-till crop production.

Gypsum — A Multitasking Soil Amendment

This “waste” product of power plants can help balance soil fertility, reduce erosion and improve soil structure.

June 1, 2009 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Cleaner air may be good for no-tillers’ health, but it’s not necessarily good for the health of their crops.

Diversify And Win With No-Till Wheat

Adding wheat to a corn-and-soybean rotation improves soil structure, spreads equipment use and protects income.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on May 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Rotation is good. The earth's rotation keeps our feet flat on the ground. Rotating tires ensures even wear. And rotating wheat with your no-till corn and soybeans can lead to good things, too

8 Precision Practices That Pay To The Max

High-tech tools make management techniques possible that keep crop production at Rulon Enterprises efficient and cost-effective.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on May 1, 2009 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Remember the simple days when high-tech in the field meant having a tractor with air conditioning and a radio? Today, cabs are positively teeming with technology.

Should No-Tillers Apply Fungicides Every Year?

University experts, experienced no-tillers weigh in on profitable fungicide management strategies for corn and soybeans.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on May 1, 2009 | Posted in Crop Protection

Record-high 2008 corn and soybean prices arguably meant that a fungicide application — or any other input that nudged up yields — paid for itself and then some. But whether fungicides continue to be a tool that can be used profitably on a yearly basis as commodity prices settle is up for debate.

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