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Designing The 'Perfect' No-Till Corn Hybrid

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 1, 1998 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

When it comes to selecting the critical traits found with hybrids which perform best under various tillage systems, farmers attending the 1998 National No-Tillage Conference in Indianapolis, Ind., cited significant differences.

Are Narrow Rows The Way To Go?

It’s no big mystery, maintains Purdue corn specialist Bob Nielsen. No-tillers can find the answer by assessing corn crop canopy development.

By Julie Orchard posted on September 1, 1998 | Posted in Equipment

Yield responses from ultra-narrow-row corn are no great miracle, says Bob Nielsen. The Purdue researcher, who was already conducting narrow-row corn studies in the 1980s, says these responses are a simple matter of crop canopy management.

Twin Rows Or Ultra-Narrow Rows?

Depending on your management style, twin rows of corn might have many advantages.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 1, 1998 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

When Doug Smith considered experimenting with corn row widths of 15 inches, there were several things that discouraged him from making the change.

Best Corn Ideas From No-Till Winners

By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 1998 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting

Higher fertility, narrow rows, soil-testing changes, higher plant populations, insect-resistant hybrids, yield monitors, soil additives and no-tilling corn into wheat stubble were among the unique ideas used by the top finishers in the three no-till categories in the 1997 yield contest conducted by the National Corn Grower’s Association.

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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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