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Owning Your Own Sprayer Never Looked So Good

Being precise with chemical applications dramatically cuts input costs, while being timelier with pesticides protects yield potential.
By Darrell Bruggink posted on August 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment
Timing is everything, especially when it comes to controlling weeds, insects and diseases. Spray delays of even a day or two, in some instances, can cause substantial erosion in yield potential.
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What No-Tillers Are Doing Differently This Fall

Faced with higher costs, less moisture and changing cropping opportunities, No-Till Farmer readers are not sitting still, and they’re making significant cropping changes this fall.
By Frank Lessiter posted on October 1, 2006
When we asked No-Till Farmer readers to describe the critical changes they’re making this fall, we received a wide variety of ideas. Faced with needing to make changes based on rising expenses, environmental concerns and weather worries, these innovative no-tillers are adopting a number of different ideas to boost yields, trim costs and improve profitability.
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Successful No-Tilling Starts At Harvest

Effective residue management is the first step to minimize numerous no-till concerns.
By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2005 | Posted in Residue Management
Properly handling straw, chaff and stalks as they exit the combine is key to managing your residue throughout the year with no-till. It’s due to the fact that effective residue management influences erosion control, moisture conservation, seed placement, fertilizer distribution, crop emergence and weed control.
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Who Makes The Best No-Till Drill?

No-tillers provided the positives and negatives about many brands of no-till drills on the market.
By Michael Austin posted on August 1, 2002 | Posted in Equipment
At some point no-tillers who own drills are going to need to upgrade to a new one. This month's Farmer's Forum message board was chock full of information concerning many of the major manufacturers of no-till drills. Also being hotly debated were the use of seed tube splitters.
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Solving No-Till Drill Choice, Bean Lodging Problems

Start your own debate at www.no-tillfarmer.com
By Michael Austin posted on January 1, 2002 | Posted in Equipment
One of the more heated debates throughout the course of the last month on No-Till Farmer’s Online Forum has been what is the best kind of no-till drill to purchase. Not all exchanges in the forum are debated, as sometimes no-tillers just offer their advice, as in the case of the Iowa no-tiller who was having a problem with lodging beans.
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Modifying No-Till Equipment

To join the discussions visit the Farmer’s Forum: www.no-tillfarmer.com
April 1, 2001 | Posted in Equipment
Many topics addressed this past month on the No-Till Farmer Farmer's Forum were regarding various no-till equipment modifications. Here's what you missed:
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“No-Till Is Key To Growth”

By saving time and showing landlords the many benefits of no-till, this Kentucky farming operation has grown to taking crops off more than 6,000 acres.
By Frank Lessiter posted on October 1, 1999 | Posted in Precision Agriculture
When you're expanding, nothing is more important than making the most efficient use of your time and equipment while boosting yields.
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