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Starter Fertilizer Sometimes Boosts Corn Yield

March 23, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

Iowa State University shares when starter fertilizer is likely to provide a benefit and the different application methods to consider.

Idaho Growers Get Lesson on Soil Health

March 16, 2015 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Idaho NRCS state agronomist Marlon Winger recently discussed how Idaho's agriculture system is leading to unhealthy soil, and why no-tillers are the innovators.

5 Cover Crop Studies Show Varied Results

March 12, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops

University of Nebraska shares the first-year results of five cover crop studies conducted on no-till fields throughout the state.

Pre-Emergence Herbicide Programs for Corn

March 3, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

Kansas State University Extension provides the different pre- and post-emerge herbicide options for no-till corn and which are most effective for specific weeds.

Make The Right Moves To Boost No-till Planter, Drill Performance

How growers handle down pressure, weight, attachment selection and more plays a large part in determining no-till success, says ag engineer Paul Jasa.

By Jim Steiert posted on February 23, 2015 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting

If there’s a mistake to be made in no-till, Paul Jasa says he’s either made it himself or seen it done, and it’s clear that planting errors are high on the list of problems that can hurt no-till profitability.

Eugene Keeton, Inventor of Seed Firmer, Passes Away

Keeton’s insightful approach to handling farmer challenges helped him build several planter inventions that led to better crop stands and yields for no-tillers.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 13, 2015 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting

Keeton's insightful approach to handling farmer challenges helped him build several planter inventions that led to better crop stands and yields for no-tillers.

USDA Finds Cover Crops Can Reduce Nitrate Load Runoff

February 6, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Water Management

USDA researchers say that winter rye crops seeded in no-till corn-soybean systems have the potential to reduce annual nitrate loss in field drainage by about 18 pounds per acre.

From the Desk of Laura Allen

5 Quick Facts Learned at the National No-Tillage Conference

By Laura Barrera posted on January 20, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Our 23rd annual National No-Tillage Conference has come and gone, and as a second-time attendee I’m still overwhelmed by the amount of no-till research, insights and information that were presented last week.

No-Till Farmer Launches Blog For Beginning No-Tillers

By John Dobberstein posted on November 4, 2014

Source: My No-Till Journey

No-Till Farmer has launched a new blog, “My No-Till Journey,” aimed at helping farmers new to no-till practices increase their chances of success.

South Dakota: One State, Two Trends

An NRCS survey finds no-till acreage increased in the state by 29% overall between 2004 and 2013, but decreased where crop rotations shifted from small grains to corn and soybean plantings.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2014

Last year, the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service conducted a county-level inventory of crop systems in South Dakota to capture a “snapshot in time” of the types of tillage systems being used.

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No-Tiller Plants Entire Corn Crop with Driverless Tractor

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we catch up with young Kentucky no-tiller Quint Pottinger to see how he autonomously planted his entire crop in 2026. Senior editor John Dobberstein checks in from the CTIC Conservation in Action Tour in Scotland Neck, N.C., where no-tiller Zeb Winslow III talks about his multi-species cover crop program.

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