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Slug-Control Product Escapes Notice

Sluggo is used mostly in the West, despite research showing that it could be a boon to no-tillers.

By Ron Ross posted on June 1, 2006 | Posted in Crop Protection

Although it has been available for several years, an often-overlooked, environ- mentally friendly slug-control product is gaining popularity in the United States and could provide an alternative to metaldehyde- based products for no-tillers.

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Get After Those Rodents

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2005 | Posted in Crop Protection

While driving along Interstate 39 from Bloomington to Rockford, Ill., last fall, John Pickle Jr. conducted a windshield survey based on looking at the four outside rows in corn fields that were running parallel to the highway. His quick and easy visual survey indicated that 60 percent of the corn fields had rodent damage.

No-Tilling Tips From North Of The Border

They’re farming farther north where the growing days are longer, but some ideas that work for western Canada direct seeders might work for you.

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2004 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.

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