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Shipping Out, Part 1: The Rising Tide on Yields

June 29, 2010
With considerable talk taking place about the possibility of boosting average yields to 300 bushels of corn and 100 bushels of soybeans per acre by 2030, there are plenty of agronomic questions on how we can make this happen.
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Refuge Rules Slashed By 75%

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2009 | Posted in Crop Protection
Many no-tillers have been wondering when the refuge requirement for Bt corn hybrids might be reduced. With a reduced refuge, they’ve been calculating how much corn yields could be raised across their operations.
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Refuge Rules Slashed By 75%

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2009
Many no-tillers have been wondering when the refuge requirement for Bt corn hybrids might be reduced. With a reduced refuge, they’ve been calculating how much corn yields could be raised across their operations.
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What's It Take To Capture No-Till Corn Contest Honors?

Contrary to what you may think, most contestants don’t go overboard with inputs in their contest fields and find that competing helps them find new ways to push up no-till yields across the entire farm.
By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2003 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
When it comes to learning what it takes to turn out profitable corn yields, many no-tillers find they learn a great deal from having contest plots on their farms.
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Get After Those Troublesome No-Till Corn Insects!

A review of proven insect-control measures offers new ideas for combatting no-till pests.
By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection
Additional uses for several older products may let you do a better job of controlling insects in your no-tilled corn this summer. Here's what company reps had to say about getting more effective insect control in no-tilled corn at this year's National No-Tillage Conference.
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Cover Crop Incentives Are Gobbled Up Fast

October 1, 2001 | Posted in Cover Crops
Within a brief period of time, no-tillers and other farmers within four counties in designated watersheds on Maryland's Western Shore applied for more than $350,000 of cost-sharing for seeding cover crops this fall.
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