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Jump Start Your No-Till Crops

As no-tillers plant earlier in colder soils, starter fertilizer can get your corn off to a quicker start.

By Lynn Grooms posted on December 1, 2002 | Posted in Nutrient Management

As no-tillers strive for higher yields, they're no-tilling earlier every year - often in cold soils that leave seed more vulnerable to insects and diseases. In colder soils, there's also less microbial action to break down nutrients and get them into a plant-available form.

Turn Your No-Till Farm Into A Big-Yield Operation

Get bigger no-till yields while doing as little as possible.

By Michael Austin posted on June 1, 2002 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Getting the highest return from the least amount of work is the goal of any good no-tiller because it creates more free time to spend with your family or time to develop better ways of no-tilling.

Focusing The Phosphorus-Management Picture

It is helpful for no-tillers to fully understand how nitrogen and phosphorus movement differ.

By Lynn Grooms posted on May 1, 2002 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Phosphorus management is best understood by balancing the close-up view against the big picture.

40 Great No-Tilling Tips To Boost Your Returns

Four National No-Tillage Conference attendees share their keys to success

By Michael Austin posted on March 1, 2002 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Not wasting any time, a panel of four no-tillers at this year’s National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis, Mo., rattled off their best tips for success in less than an hour.

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Are Starters Really Helping Your No-Till

February 1, 2002 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

A simple question about using starter fertilizers set off a long string of postings recently on the No-Till Farmer Web site. No-tillers also were inquiring about problems with fertilizer pumps and one person wanted to find out if he should buy a weight transfer system. If you are looking for a place to share your thoughts, ideas or philosophies, please visit www.no-tillfarmer.com.

Drill, Planter Changes Allow Earlier No-Tilling

By reconfiguring their no-till rigs, these brothers moved up planting dates.

June 1, 2000 | Posted in Equipment

The Reed brothers of Washington, Iowa, were dedicated no-tillers, but like no-tillers nearly everywhere, they wanted to seed without waiting the normal extra 2 or 3 days.

No-Till, Strip-Till Or Zone Till?

Research data from the University of Minnesota is still premature, but early results show advantages with strip-tilling and zone tillage.

By Eric Sacharski posted on September 1, 1999 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Strip-Till Farming

Cold, wet soils during planting time have been a problem for farmers in the upper Midwest at some point during their career. For many, it seems to be an annual problem.

Battling Tough Times

Here are strategies I’ve used to weather hard times on my droughty Southern Indiana farm.

By Stanley Smock posted on February 1, 1999 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Here are 15 strategies the author has used to weather hard times on his droughty Southern Indiana farm.

Overcoming Planting Delays

When planting conditions are less than optimal, this no-tiller uses these sensible strategies.

By Julie Orchard posted on December 1, 1998 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Because the weather often is the determining factor in how early no-till planting can begin, Bill Hammitt holds a “wait-and-see” attitude rather than strictly adhering to a planting system previously mapped out.

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Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.

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