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Maintain Good Management As You Return To The Fields

This spring, consider keeping track of field performance, using fertilizer efficiently and rotating herbicide modes of action.

By Jim Leverich posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

For many no-tillers, this was a long winter filled with cold temperatures and substantial snowfall — at least in the upper to central regions of the Midwest.

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Start Your Corn’s Engine With Popup

For a slight premium versus broadcast fertilizers, popup fertilizers can increase your no-till corn yields to the point of tripling your investment.

By Jim Leverich posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Are you ready to give your no-till corn crop a great start?

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No Need To Be “Iffy” About Hybrid Selection

By Jim Leverich posted on February 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

I hope you were able to attend the National No-Tillage Conference and pick up a lot of new ideas for your farm. The trick is to pick out the high-quality ideas that will work in your system.

Innovators Help Spread the Latest No-Till Knowledge

The 11th class of No-Till Innovators has made significant contributions to expanding the acceptance of no-till in the U.S.

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 15, 2007 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

When it comes to sharing cropping knowledge, few people have had more impact on expanding the no-till acreage than the latest crop of No-Till Innovator award winners.

Wider Is Better

With the shift from ultra-wide to ultra-narrow rows, this no-tiller says there may be some method to our forefather’s madness of wider rows.

By Katherine Meitner posted on February 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

If there's anything that Jim Leverich isn’t, it’s a follower.

Changes Really Pay Off!

Narrowing down row widths and coming up with a highly efficient no-till planting rig dramatically boosted yields.

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2000 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment

Before heading for last January’s National No-Tillage Conference, Jack Herricks knew he wanted to narrow down his rows and make changes in his planting rig. Yet the Cashton, Wis., no-till veteran wasn't totally motivated to make the changes prior to the 1999 growing season.

Grow 18% More Silage!

As narrow row corn moves from an idea to mainstream practices, this extension agent says narrower rows are your best bet for no-till silage.

By Katherine Meitner posted on September 1, 1999 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Even if you're brand-new to the no-till corn scene, you're well aware of the row spacing debate. Some folks swear 30-inch corn is the best spacing. Others are staunch defenders of the 15- or 20-inch plan. And still others maintain 7-inch twin rows is the wave of the future and we might as well get used to it.

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Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

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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