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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Record Yields and High Prices Reward Iowa Family on No-Till Journey

An ongoing journey of continuously reducing tillage hasn’t held back the Hellands, who press forward even when they hit bumps.

Everything went right in 2021. It was the first time in my years of farming that we matched record yields with high prices with the bonus of reduced inputs from no-till and strip-till. I think I’ll quit. 


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Growing Food for Crops and Cows with Covers

Minnesota no-tiller Ben Dwire focuses on crop rotation to feed flora and fauna, conserve moisture and suppress weeds.

About 8 years ago, when Ben Dwire learned that no-tilling required less equipment and labor, and could make planting crops as easy as pulling into the field and getting started, he started questioning conventional methods. Dwire and his wife, Kristi, who farm 550 acres near Arco, Minn., turned to Kristi’s father, who no-tills in north central South Dakota, for advice. 


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Top No-Till Stories from 2021

The most-viewed content for 2021 reveals the hunger no-tillers have for more information and insights into cutting-edge agricultural practices and equipment.
The most-viewed content for 2021 reveals the hunger no-tillers have for more information and insights into cutting-edge agricultural practices and equipment.
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CROP PROTECTION ROUNDUP 2022

Concerted Battle with Tar Spot of Corn Continues

While seed choices are limited, plant pathologists urge growers to attempt to select hybrids for tar spot resistance and be ready to make fungicide applications at the first sign of the disease in their fields.
While seed choices are limited, plant pathologists urge growers to attempt to select hybrids for tar spot resistance and be ready to make fungicide applications at the first sign of the disease in their fields.
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5 Keys to Success for Roller-Crimping Covers

From getting a thick stand of cover crops to terminating them at the right time, roller-crimping experts explain the key components for weed control in organic no-till.
From getting a thick stand of cover crops to terminating them at the right time, roller-crimping experts explain the key components for weed control in organic no-till.
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Amid Agricultural Shift, Box Drills Re-Emerge

Cover crop adoption and simplicity of use are leading to increased demand.
Dealers and ag equipment company agronomists say they’ve seen box seed drills — one of the earliest pieces of ag equipment ever invented — make something of a comeback in recent years.
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