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No-Till Corn Right Back Into The Old Corn Row

Illinois consultant designs coulter-and-row-cleaner setup to no-till corn into the previous year’s corn stalks and root balls.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on September 1, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

While many farmers desire to move toward a no-till system, the recent increase in continuous corn appears to put the two practices at odds.

Getting Grain To The Bin Isn’t A Combine’s Only Duty

Chopping, sizing and spreading residue evenly while no-tillers harvest is crucial to creating uniform planting conditions and emergence.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on August 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management

Cut it, chop it, crimp it, split it, shatter it, size it, blow it, fling it or even explode it — just don’t wing it when it comes to harvest residue management.

No-Tilling Alfalfa Takes Good Preparation, Management

Planning a year ahead, managing the previous crop’s residue and using a well-maintained no-till drill are some of the keys to vigorous no-till alfalfa stands.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on July 1, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Residue Management

No-tillers Jack Herricks and Justin Knopf may seem like they are worlds apart — Herricks farms in west central Wisconsin and Knopf in north central Kansas.

8 Areas To Focus On For Higher Wheat Yields

Residue management, proper seeding rates, timely nitrogen applications and scouting for diseases are some of the keys to pushing no-till wheat yields to worthwhile levels

By Dan Zinkland posted on May 1, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Residue Management

From the Pacific Northwest to the Great Plains to the Eastern Corn Belt, no-tillers John Aeschliman, Dan Forgey, Allen Dean and Romey Bardwell grow different varieties of dryland wheat in different soils in areas receiving vastly different amounts of rain.

Strip-Tilled Soybeans May Have A Role

Using 30-inch rows in strips could lead to higher yields, lower seed cost, less disease and a boost in profitability

By Dan Zinkland posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

While most of the attention in strip-till gets paid to corn, there are some growers who are successfully strip-tilling soybeans.

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Managing Residue In Narrower Corn Rows

Properly size upper stalks, leave lower stalk standing, move trash with row cleaners and plant between old rows for great stands

By Jim Leverich posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Residue Management, Precision Agriculture

Managing residue in any no-till system can be a challenge with today’s high-yielding transgenic hybrids.

Are Twin Rows The Corn System Of The Future?

The push is on to increase corn yields to a 300-bushel U.S. average. Twin rows may allow corn roots room to grow to capture nutrients and water, while allowing plants to capture more available sunlight.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment

Have you ever felt like you needed a little more space? If Greg Selbrede’s corn plants could talk, the Leon, Wis., no-tiller figures they would have been telling him they felt just a bit claustrophobic.

Keeton Seed Firmer Gets Nod As Top Product Of 2009

No-Till Farmer readers speak up on the best no-till products for their no-till operations in 11 categories

By Darrell Bruggink posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

Without a doubt, one of the biggest concerns among no-tillers is seed placement. With the many attachments and tools available to move residue, drop seed in the row or close the seed slot, all are designed to put seed in the best possible position to emerge with the potential to be a high-yielding machine.

Push Your Planter To New Heights

No-tillers share the attachments and adjustments that help them get planting operations right the first time out.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

No-tillers share the attachments and adjustments that help them get planting operations right the first time out.

Uniform No-Till Corn Emergence Takes A 365 Day Commitment

Your goal from harvest-time to the day you no-till the next crop is to create an environment where the entire crop can emerge at one time.

By Mark Parker posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Planting depth is no place to get creative if you want to achieve uniform stands and optimize no-till corn yields. Paul Jasa, University of Nebraska Extension ag engineer, believes uniformity should be every grower’s goal.

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