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Overcoming High Moisture Soil Concerns

These Iowa no-tillers are convinced that wet soil problems are mostly mechanical rather than agronomic concerns.
By Lynn Grooms posted on January 1, 2003 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management
Eight years after jumping into no-till, Paul Reed and his three brothers had just about had it. “We almost quit no-tilling in 1990,” says Reed, explaining that as they expanded their no-till acreage, they also saw their planting window shrinking.
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Improving Your No-Till Planter

Actively responding to the questions of fellow farmers, no-tillers have been eager to jump into a number of different hot topics.
By Michael Austin posted on January 1, 2003 | Posted in Equipment
Now is the best time of year to utilize the No-Till Farmer Web site message board, Farmer’s Forum, at www.no-tillfarmer.com.
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Cut Rates, Not Corners

With no-tilled soybeans, this grower is saving $8 to $10 per acre on herbicide investments.
By Susan K. Davis posted on January 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection
Jim Patton bends down and scrutinizes the miniscule green leaves barely poking through the Mad River Valley soils on his West Liberty, Ohio, farm.
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Proposed Federal Spray Drift Rules Placed On

December 1, 2002 | Posted in Equipment
After more than a year of analysis, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently placed its recommendations regarding herbicide-drift tolerance on hold. That’s because EPA officials received more than 5,000 letters, phone calls and other feedback from farmers, ag dealers and educators who felt the spraying recommendations were unfair.
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What Do No-Tillers Want When It Comes To Corn Hybrids And Soybean Varieties?

This and other debates are currently underway at www.no-tillfarmer.com.
By Michael Austin posted on December 1, 2002 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting
As you start inching closer to the National No-Tillage Conference in Indianapolis, Ind., from Jan. 8 to 11, 2003, get a head start on topics you want to hear about by jumping on our Web site’s message board, Farmer’s Forum, at www.no-tillfarmer.com. It’s a great place to make some no-tilling contacts with people that you’ll be able to meet up with at the conference.
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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.
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Handling Adversity During Tough Times

By Michael Austin posted on December 1, 2002
Ever since you started your no-tilling operation, you’ve known you’re not immune to cropping problems. There are years that you still brag about to anyone who will listen, then there are years (maybe this was one of them) you’d rather permanently erase from your memory due to the drought.
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