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Uncovering The Profit In No-Tilled Soybeans

Reducing seeding rates, using no-till planters and switching to non-GMO varieties are just a few of the things no-tillers are considering to improve the bottom line.
By Darrell Bruggink posted on February 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
As soybean prices came off highs of $14 per bushel last summer to trade in the $8 to $9 range, raising a profitable no-till soybean crop for 2009 got a little more difficult.
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Rising Input Costs Concerning No-Tillers

With crop input costs likely to soar again in 2009, a major worry among no-tillers is whether grain prices will continue to remain high.
By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2008
Even with many new cost-cutting cropping developments, no-tillers are definitely worried about having to deal with increasing input costs in 2009.
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Yield Is What Counts

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2005 | Posted in Crop Protection
Results of a long-term evaluation of five weed control systems in northern Illinois indicate that yield is the major difference rather than the actual amount of effective weed control.
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Gear Up For Roundup Ready Alfalfa

This new technology offers no-tillers new opportunities for longer rotations, higher forage yields, improved crop quality and unique weed control options.
By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2005 | Posted in Cover Crops
With expected Environmental Protection Agency approval later this summer of Roundup Ready alfalfa, no-tillers will have a exciting new tool to add to their management arsenal. Having proven valuable with soybeans, corn, cotton, canola and other crops, adding the Roundup Ready technology to alfalfa offers many new forage cropping opportunities.
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Tackling Resistance Woes

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection
Even though there's a growing concern over the development of herbicide-resistant weeds in no-till fields, the problem still appears to be manageable. While some no-tillers are facing problems with resistant weeds, the resistance is not yet widespread.
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Field Scouting Declining, Consultants Wary Of Potential Problems

Some no-tillers are checking less often while relying on Roundup Ready and insect-resistant crops, but experts worry about the emergence of new problems.
By Ron Perszewski posted on September 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection
Many no-tillers scout their fields less intensely than they did before Roundup Ready and insect resistant crops became popular. And although the decrease in scouting may vary from farm to farm, the consultants and growers contacted by No-Till Farmer caution that the trend could bring big problems.
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