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Why No-Till Is Working

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 1, 2001
A few weeks back, the 91 nominations were judged in the 2001 No-Till Innovator Awards program. Co-sponsored by Syngenta Crop Protection and No-Till Farmer, this program is now in its sixth year of honoring outstanding no-till accomplishments.
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Pumpkins To Christmas Trees

This no-till operation finds big cash crop benefits from no-tilling pumpkins.
By Jordanna Smida posted on October 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
No matter what time of year it is, your chances of tracking down no-tillers Ron Metzler and Randy Wissler, owners of Metzler & Wissler Farms, are probably about as good as winning the lottery.
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No-Till Goes Wild

No-tilling $1,000 of wildflower seed per acre helps bring color to Iowa interstates.
By Jordanna Smida posted on October 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
When you talk about driving through the Midwest one of the first things that comes to mind are the miles and miles of corn fields. The state of Iowa is hoping to change that perception.
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No-Till Tools, Innovations on Display

The annual InfoExpo, held during the 2011 Ag Media Summit in New Orleans, yielded lots of news and developments about equipment, crop protection and precision-ag products.
By Darrell Bruggink and John Dobberstein posted on September 1, 2001 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture
Equipment manufacturers and makers of crop-protection and fertilizer products shared their latest news with No-Till Farmer during the recent 2011 InfoExpo, held during the Ag Media Summit in New Orleans.
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Making A Case For Ripping

While some readers don't feel ripping belongs in a no-till program, it works for this Iowa farmer.
By Lynn Grooms posted on September 1, 2001 | Posted in Residue Management
No-tillers may choose not to rip their soils, but some situations make a strong case for the practice, suggests Dean Holst, who farms 1,700 acres of hilly but productive ground near LeClaire, Iowa.
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No-Tilling Fibers

They aren't your normal no-tilled crops, but growing industrial hemp and kenaf could earn dollars as cash crops or cover crops
By Jordanna Smida posted on September 1, 2001 | Posted in Cover Crops
When Steve Groff began looking at ways to boost his no-till income, fiber crops in theory, appeared to be a profitable possibility.
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No-Till Payback

Prize winner gives his winnings to the no-tiller that got him started
By Jordanna Smida posted on September 1, 2001
When given the opportunity, most people show appreciation for someone who has helped them out. That’s exactly what no-tiller Herb Lofty of Richfield, Wis., did in January at the 2001 National No-Tillage Conference in Cincinnati.
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