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“High-Tech Toys” Boost No-Till Profits

These technologies aren’t science fiction. In fact, they’re reality for no-tilling today.
By Katherine Meitner posted on October 1, 2000 | Posted in Equipment
While most people associate computers and advanced technologies with e-mail and gory CD-ROM video games, Marion Calmer thinks about higher profits and labor-saving practices on his 1,300-acre farm. Then again, Marion Calmer is far from being like most people.
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EPA Place Limits On Bt Corn

March 1, 2000 | Posted in Nutrient Management
With concerns growing about genetically altered crops both overseas and here in the states, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently placed new restrictions on raising Bt corn.
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High-Tech Toys For Those No-Till Boys

These technologies aren’t science fiction, they’re reality for no-tilling today.
By Katherine Meitner posted on June 1, 1999 | Posted in Equipment
While most people associate computers and advanced technologies with e-mail and gory CD-ROM video games, Marion Calmer thinks about higher profits and labor-saving practices for his 1,300-acre farm.
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Holding On To Bt

If no-till corn growers don't take precautionary measures, European corn borer will likely strike back against BT corn.
By Julie Orchard posted on October 1, 1998 | Posted in Crop Protection
The introduction of hybrids containing the Bt gene gave no-tillers a new management tool to reduce European corn borer losses, but how long this tool will remain effective is the responsibility of growers.
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A New Role For Bt Corn

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 1998 | Posted in Water Management
On droughty soils in the southeastern region of the country, agronomists are suggesting a continuous double-crop no-till rotation. Many growers plant small grain followed by soybeans and then rotate to corn or cotton the following year.
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