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Measuring Cost To Reward Helps No-Till Profitability

Ohio no-tiller Dave Lotz finds some management decisions, like adding filter strips, reduce production but actually increase profits.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on July 1, 2009 | Posted in Residue Management, Seeding & Planting

Identifying the holes where profits leak away is a talent Kenton, Ohio, no-tiller Dave Lotz has nearly perfected during almost 25 years of no-till trial and error.

Choosing Between No-Till And Tillage

June 9, 2009 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: By Randall Reeder, Ohio State University Extension ag engineer

If a no-till cropping system provided the highest yields and greatest net profit, what tillage system would you use?

28 Winning No-Till Fertility Tips

Three veteran no-tillers, crop consultant offer proven ideas to use nutrients more effectively.

By Mark Moore posted on June 1, 2009

Fertilizer is likely a no-tiller’s most costly input. But managed properly, it can provide one of the best returns.

No-Till Or Not — Compacted Soils Compact Profitability

These simple tips can help no-tillers identify, prevent and remedy soil compaction before it makes a dent in their yields.

By Phil Needham posted on February 1, 2009 | Posted in Soil Health

As farm equipment gets larger and heavier, yield loss and profit reduction caused by soil compaction is becoming more frequent. Fortunately, growers adopting no-till systems reduce the number of passes across each field and the overall risk of compaction.

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No-Tillers Dish Out Their Best Advice

Here’s a look at what Ohio no-tillers say no-till can do for you.

By Jim Leverich posted on February 1, 2009

I recently attended Ohio’s annual winter No-Till Conference and picked up several tips from some new and veteran no-till professionals. Held in early December, conference attendance was tremendous with more than 200 participants — a testament to increasing interest in no-till by many producers. Here is a quick look at some of the information picked up by Ohio no-tillers.

With Strip-Till, Hitting The Mark Makes The Difference

Repeating passes within RTK sub-inch accuracy has made this tillage practice viable.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on January 1, 2009 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

If you want to know just how important precision is to strip-till, Steve Cubbage has a pretty good answer. The ability, in recent years, to use technology to repeat passes in the same location time after time is what has made strip-till a viable production system, the Nevada, Mo., strip-tiller says.

No Matter The Tillage Method, Compaction Is Costly

New data shows compaction impacts soil quality and plant growth on many levels.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on January 1, 2009 | Posted in Soil Health

Compaction is a no-till farmer’s kryptonite. The benefits that no-till provides — reduced soil erosion, increased organic matter, efficient biological ecosystems, improved soil quality, higher infiltration rates, yield boosts and more — can quickly be reclaimed if compaction occurs.

No-Till Cover Crop Holds Broadcast Hog Manure In Place

No-tiller Jeff Frey finds broadcasting manure into a wheat cover provides even distribution of nutrients without the concern of runoff.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on September 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management

As a hog producer, Jeff Frey has a valuable asset with fertilizer prices rising rapidly. Yet, the Willow Street, Pa., no-tiller knows applying and managing hog manure in a no-till system has its challenges.

Residue Management Drives Corn Head Developments

The trend to continuous corn, twin-row corn and Bt hybrids is shifting the task of managing increased residue to the corn head.

By Dave Kanicki posted on February 1, 2008 | Posted in Residue Management, Seeding & Planting

It used to be that the primary task of a corn head was to harvest corn: separate the ear from the stalk with as little grain loss as possible, while collecting as little trash as possible, says Marion Calmer, a no-till farmer with Calmer Corn Heads in Alpha, Ill. But as growers look to better integrate field operations, the corn head is playing an increasingly important role in managing crop residue as well.

Cover Crops, Freeze-Thaw Cycle Favored For Undoing Compaction

An online discussion finds that most no-tillers prefer not to rip their fields and would rather rely on more natural methods to restore the structure of their valuable soils.

November 1, 2007 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

No-tillers forced to work in wet fields this fall after heavy rains might want to know that most experienced no-tillers favor the freeze-thaw cycle and cover crops rather than tillage to break up compacted soil.

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