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Machinery Buys Fall Further in 2015

While equipment purchases declined for a second straight year, no-tillers spent more than they anticipated even with lower grain prices.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on April 17, 2015 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Residue Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

For the second straight year, equipment purchases by no-tillers declined over the previous year. The drop in grain prices in 2014 certainly seemed to have an impact, as the average reader of No-Till Farmer eased back purchases from a farm average of $87,921 in 2014 to $64,938 ahead of the 2015 cropping season.

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John Deere Introduces R4023 Self-Propelled Sprayer

February 11, 2015 | Posted in Equipment

For crop producers and commercial applicators wanting a smaller, lighter-weight and competitively priced self-propelled sprayer, John Deere adds the R4023 to its 4 Series Sprayer lineup.

Zero-Till And Grazing Make For Profitable Partners

A variety of grazing operations, interseeding and nontraditional crops are helping Ryan Boyd push his Canadian zero-till operation to a higher level of success.

By John Dobberstein posted on September 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The challenges Ryan Boyd and his father, Jim, tackled many years ago to establish zero-till on their Manitoba farm has paid dividends many times, especially last spring.

The New Era Of Spray Application

New technologies will help growers fine-tune their spraying applications as next-generation herbicide formulas and herbicide-resistant cropping systems hit the market.

By Clair Urbain posted on May 1, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

New herbicide-resistant traits being introduced into seed varieties, and new formulations of tried-and-true chemicals, promise to be powerful weapons in the war on herbicide-resistant weed species.

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AGCO To Retire Venerable SpraCoupe Sprayer

March 1, 2013 | Posted in Equipment

Citing U.S. EPA compliance concerns and diminishing sales volumes, AGCO says it will stop producing its SpraCoupe compact, self-propelled sprayer for the North American market in May.

AGCO Retiring SpraCoupe Self-Propelled Sprayer

January 7, 2013 | Posted in Equipment

Source: AGCO News Release

Citing EPA compliance and diminishing volumes resulting in an ever-changing industry landscape, AGCO has announced it will discontinue production of its line of SpraCoupe compact, self-propelled sprayers for the North American market in 2013.

New ‘Tweaks’ Pay Off For North Carolina No-Tillers

Embracing residue, better equipment and adding precision technology provides a buffer and boosts yields at Four S Farms.

By John Dobberstein posted on June 1, 2012 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting

Switching to no-till and investing in precision technology has helped Jason Starnes get more consistency out of the sloping, clay-dominated fields on his family’s North Carolina farm.

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Strong Bonds Move No-Till Forward

Close relationships with his father, fellow farmers and local researchers helped Joel Douglass successfully switch to no-till and reclaim unproductive fields

By Martha Mintz posted on June 1, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

You can look at my Social Security statement and identify the exact year that I implemented no-till farming.

Fine-Tuning Fertility In A Quest For Top Yields

Pennsylvania no-tiller Dean James is focusing on secondary macronutrients, micronutrients and precision fertilizer applications to bring yields to the next level.

By Martha Mintz posted on June 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Plugging the lowest leak in the fertility barrel to boost yields and cut waste is the goal Dean James set for the 1,250-acre farm he manages. But achieving that goal requires creating a detailed fertility picture.

Pumping Up Pull-Type Sprayers

No-tillers are swapping nozzles, adding precision technology and trying other tricks to get better performance from their pull-type sprayers.

By Martha Mintz posted on May 1, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Pull-type sprayers are still one the most important tools on the farm for no-tillers as they push for higher yields on acres being covered multiple times to apply herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, nutrients, plant hormones, growth regulators and more.

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