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No-Till Holds Chemicals In Place

Right from the beginning 18 years ago, this no-tiller wanted to control erosion and increase water quality.
November 1, 1999 | Posted in Crop Protection
After heavy rains drenched their Schuyler, Neb., farm last summer, 12-year-old Rob Clausen and his dad, Chris, discovered a major benefit of no-till farming with their own water quality test.
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More On No-Till Seed Coatings

As we near the dawning of the new millennium, farming technology leads us to the future of seed coatings and a plethora of new cropping possibilities.
By Katherine Meitner posted on November 1, 1999 | Posted in Precision Agriculture
Since the first word of the first rumor leaked out, there has been a buzz amid the no-till community about seed coatings. But not just any seed coating, coatings that would delay germination for up to 20 days, opening a new realm of different possibilities.
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The No-Till Answer Man!

As part of this continuing series, an Indiana farmer tackles your most frequently asked no-tilling questions.
By Stanley Smock posted on November 1, 1999
Here are my thoughts on recently asked questions by No-Till Farmer readers. Remember that your particular farming circumstances may result in entirely different answers to these particular concerns which were voiced by readers.
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No-Till Learning Pays Off

Attending THe National No-Tillage Conference is rewarding in numerous areas. In fact, this no-tiller walked away with the use of a brand-new Computrol II monitoring unit for one year.
By Katherine Meitner posted on November 1, 1999 | Posted in Equipment
Norman Waldner of the Cedar Grove Colony in Platte, S.D., couldn’t believe his ears during the Friday night banquet of the National No-Tillage Conference last January in St. Louis, Mo.
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Double Acres, Double Them Again!

By saving labor, western Canadian growers are pushing up acres with direct seeding.
By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 1999 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
Up in Manitoba, a number of farmers have sharply expanded direct seeded acres over the past 5 years. With innovations coming with fall seeding, some may again double direct seeded acres.
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Talkin' Trash

A creative solution solves the problem of stopping the tractor to rid the no-till planter of plugged residue.
By Katherine Meitner posted on November 1, 1999 | Posted in Residue Management
When Mike Linnehan fires up his tractor and no-till planter, he doesn’t want to stop for any reason. He likes to keep everything going in one smooth pass, if at all possible.
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Discing Away Your Profits

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 1999 | Posted in Precision Agriculture
If you haven't already read it, there was a fascinating article of special interest to no-tillers found in the October issue of Soybean Digest. Entitled “Discing Profits Down,” the article features on-farm test data from Indiana indicating that the more a farmer discs the ground in the fall, the more profit he or she will end up losing.
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