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Making Dollars And ‘Sense’ With No-Till

From spraying to planting to soil sampling, Missouri no-tiller Garrett Riekhof crunches the math on nearly every equipment and precision investment to get the highest possible ‘ROI’ to the bottom line.
By Clair Urbain posted on August 1, 2014 | Posted in Precision Agriculture
When it comes to running a no-till operation precisely and profitably, Garrett Riekhof pushes the pencil on every aspect of his fifth-generation farm.
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Seeking A Simpler Solution For Tractor ‘Cab Clutter’

As no-tillers endure headaches getting precision tools to work together, manufacturers are pushing standardized testing and a searchable database to improve equipment compatibility.
By Jack Zemlicka posted on August 1, 2014 | Posted in Precision Agriculture
Connecting different brands of farm machinery and precision technology can be as appealing as a root canal for many no-tillers. The process often prompts head scratching, hand wringing and hit-or-miss success achieving peak performance.
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South Dakota: One State, Two Trends

An NRCS survey finds no-till acreage increased in the state by 29% overall between 2004 and 2013, but decreased where crop rotations shifted from small grains to corn and soybean plantings.
By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2014
Last year, the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service conducted a county-level inventory of crop systems in South Dakota to capture a “snapshot in time” of the types of tillage systems being used.
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No-Till Movement In U.S. Continues To Grow

The most recent Census of Agriculture found no-tilled acres in the U.S. reached a new high of 96 million acres in 2012, but experts say obstacles remain to more consistent adoption of the practice.
By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2014
Nearly 35% of cropland acres in the U.S. are no-tilled and more than 10 million acres of cover crops have been seeded across the country.
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‘Spray And Wait’ Is Critical To Tackling Green Bridge Pathogens

While green bridge is a major disease worry in the Pacific Northwest, it’s a problem Midwestern no-tillers should be leery of with certain crop rotations and cover crops.
By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health
Some plant pathologists maintain green bridge is not likely to be a disease concern with the traditional Midwestern corn-and-soybean rotation. But with the expanding growth of cover crops and adoption of other crop rotations, it’s a possible disease worry for Corn Belt no-tillers.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Reaching A Generation Without Tillage

While Iowa No-Tiller John Schnekloth Can Remember Wading Through Every Form of Tillage Over the Years, His 27-year-old Son, Hans, Struggles to Even Name Tillage Implements.
By John Dobberstein, Martha Mintz, John Schnekloth, and Hans Schnekloth posted on August 1, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health
A common point of discussion in agriculture is how many generations removed most consumers are from the farm. In my household we’re starting to talk in terms of generations removed from tillage.
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Copper Keys Plant Function, But Watch Out For Toxicity

Essential in all plants but needed only in small doses, no-tillers must identify a crop’s proper copper need to protect cell development and grain production.
By Claire Keyes posted on July 1, 2014
While copper is present in most U.S. soils, it is often tied up and unavailable to plants. It’s an essential micronutrient involved in many cellular reactions in plant cells. But at high levels, copper can be detrimental to plant development.
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