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The Beck Perspective

August 1, 2001 | Posted in Cover Crops

If you think Dwayne Beck could have written the book on no-till rotations, you’re right, and he has. Beck manages the Dakota Lakes Research Farm near Pierre, S.D., and helped this writer stay on track while preparing this three-part series on South Dakota no-till innovators.

No-Till Is For The Birds

This North Dakota no-tiller is among a growing number of readers renting out land to hunters.

By Holly Gray posted on July 1, 2001 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Each year during pheasant and grouse hunting seasons, Ron Swindler’s farm at Mott, N.D., was becoming more and more like a shooting gallery. So the no-tiller decided to do something about it.

The Beck Perspective

July 1, 2001 | Posted in Crop Protection

"Welcome to the Sam’s Club of soybeans and the K-Mart of corn.”

The Beck Perspective

June 1, 2001 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Dwayne Beck, No-Till Innovator Award winner for research at the 2000 National No-Tillage Conference, and a frequent conference participant, is well known for the “production scale” research that he manages at the Dakota Lakes Research Farm located near Pierre, S.D. The 800-acre facility is owned by a nonprofit corporation established by area farmers and operated by South Dakota State University.

Seed Right!

All seeding rigs have their pros and cons, but here's a special design that's darn near perfect.

By Katherine Meitner posted on December 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

I don't care who you are or where you live, seeding crops into your no-till fields is never a vacation. There’s always things that break down, conditions that are less than favorable or just not enough time in the day.

"Best $900 I've Ever Spent!"

Nothing means more to your no-till success than how you handle crop residue.

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2000 | Posted in Residue Management

When Neal Droupe unpacked a new chaff spreader, the Crandall, Manitoba, farmer felt he’d been robbed. In exchange for a $900 check, all he saw was a bunch of iron that didn’t look like it would do him much good.

Add More No-Till Crops

If you’re having trouble with no-till, there’s a good chance a diverse crop rotation is the answer.

By Katherine Meitner posted on June 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Dwayne Beck has seen his fair share of struggling no-till operations. From poor emergence to poor yield, no-tillers ask him how they can improve their no-till systems. And he maintains much of this could be solved if no-tillers would only have a bigger picture of a crop production system.

When The Going Gets Tough...

At the eighth annual National No-Tillage conference in Des Moines, Iowa, 715 no-tillers gathered to learn new ways to save money in these extremely tough times.

By Katherine Meitner posted on March 1, 2000 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

If there were ever a theme of one of the eight annual National No-Tillage Conferences that summed up exactly what the no-tillers needed, this year's "Tough Times...Tough Decisions...Prospering With No-Till" said it all.

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2 Years Corn, 2 Years Beans

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Instead of a 2-year corn and soybean rotation, Dwayne Beck makes a case for a 4-year Corn Belt rotation of corn, corn, soybeans and soybeans. He maintains that his rotation provides more flexibility, lowers weed control costs, offers fewer disease problems, reduces insect concerns and overcomes worries about growing weed resistance.

Des Moines Conference Recognizes No-Till Innovators

By Katherine Meitner posted on February 1, 2000 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Even though they may be as different as night and day, no-till innovators were honored for their ideas and methods that they brought to no-till farming at the eighth annual National No-Tillage Conference in Des Moines, Iowa.

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