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Level That No-Till Planter!

If you really want to turn out a very successful no-till crop next spring, nothing beats running a level planter or drill

September 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment

Whether you are an experienced no-tiller or just a beginner gearing up for next spring, getting your planter properly leveled is a real key to your overall no-till success.

Study: Continuous No-Till Lacking In Lake Erie Drainage Area

May 8, 2011 | Posted in Residue Management

Source: Ohio Ag Connection

A recently completed five-year study of conservation tillage practices in the 4.9 million acre Western Lake Erie Basin watershed reveals that most fields in the watersheds are either tilled conventionally or stirred with mulch tillage at least once every three to five years.

Not All Fertilizer Bands Play The Same Song

May 5, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: International Plant Nutrition Institute

So often, phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) are used in the same sentence when people talk about banded fertilizer applications, as if both were different verses of the same song

Wrapping Up Corn Planting In Nebraska

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 4, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Managing editor John Dobberstein and I are visiting two western Iowa no-tillers today on the final day of a 3-day farm tour around Omaha, Neb. We started with two visits near Lincoln, Neb., on Monday; then visited no-tillers in southeast Nebraska, northwest Missouri and southwest Iowa on Tuesday.

Kentucky Grower: No-Till Is A Paradigm Change

April 5, 2011 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: NRCS grower profiles

Hardin County Kentucky farmer Bob Wade Jr. has always been a good conservation steward of the land. He says, “my dad was conservation minded and he passed those values on to me.”

No-Till Will ‘Cheapen’ Farm Labor Costs

With farm-labor expenses going up every year, the actual labor savings from no-till have increased 296% in the past 15 years.

April 1, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Taking a close look at the amount of time you can save by switching to no-tillage, you’ll see that you can save 44 minutes per acre.

15 Ways To Make No-Till Soybeans More Profitable

Three veteran no-tillers share valuable tips and suggestions on fertilizer application, residue management, variety selection, planting methods, equipment setup and more.

By John Dobberstein posted on April 1, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

With soybean prices eclipsing $14 a bushel recently, no-tillers are searching for any edge that could help them squeeze more out of every acre.

Removing Terraces From No-Till Cropland Not Recommended

March 9, 2011 | Posted in Water Management

Source: By Jason Warren, Oklahoma State University

Terraces are protective infrastructure that should be maintained regardless of tillage, because they provide a layer of protection from large rainfall events.

New Growers In Mississippi Plan No-Till Crops

February 7, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: By Ernie Flint, Mississippi Area Extension Agronomist

Most of the potential new growers are interested in soybeans, and there's also scattered interest in no-till corn, and even cotton in areas where cotton has not been grown since the 1950s.

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In Nebraska, Federal Officials Maintain Strip-Till Is Not A Legitimate Funding Option As A Soil Conservation Practice

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2011 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

A few weeks ago, several readers indicated that National Resource and Conservation Service (NRCS) staffers in Nebraska are against funding strip-till projects. Instead, they’re attempting to make pure continuous no-till the favored tillage system.

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