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How Will The New Farm Bill Impact No Tillers?

Since many no-tillers already qualify for payments, you’ll be first on the list for 2002 farm bill payments.

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Since most no-tillers probably already qualify for payments, the new 2002 farm bill offers plenty of opportunities and should lead to further expansion of no-tilled acres. But if you're just no-tilling corn and soybeans, don' expect that rotation to automatically meet the necessary government criteria in all states.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till Success Boils Down To Cost Per Acre

You have to be willing to experiment if you’re going to innovate.

By Todd Intermill posted on August 1, 2002 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting

I'd make a really poor conventional farmer. I'd get bored out of my gourd. I never liked cultivators and I've always said they should rename them "corn killers."

Get Control Of Your No-Till Planter!

By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

When it comes to measuring performance, Chuck Fulk maintains the seed meter on your no-till planter is comparable to the beating heart in your body. Without exceptional seed meter performance, you can’t expect to harvest a top-yielding crop.

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No-Till Management Matters

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

When it comes to recognizing the biggest breakthroughs in no-till, Keith Kemp says it has been an increase in soil organic matter, new hybrids and varieties, improved herbicides, decreased production costs and the use of several valuable seeding accessories.

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Eliminating Gauge Wheel Guesswork

Join this debate and others with knowledgeable no-tillers at www.no-tillfarmer.com

By Michael Austin posted on April 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

It started innocently enough, with one no-tiller asking how to put Case IH gauge wheels on his Kinze planter. The curious no-tiller received plenty of responses to his posting and received a few more about the effectiveness of the tires he's about to put on his machine.

No-Till Soybeans, Wheat Together At The Same Time!

Using coated soybean seed and relay intercropping, northern no-tillers could cash in on doublecropping benefits.

By Lynn Grooms posted on April 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

While doublecropping has long been an option for no-tillers located in the South and southern Corn Belt, it's an option their northern counterparts have not been able to enjoy.

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Argentina No-Tillers Benefit

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

When it comes to no-tilling Roundup Ready soybeans, your competitors in Argentina have a distinct advantage due to lower seed prices. The inability to enforce intellectual property rights has given that nation’s bean producers a comparative advantage.

With Upland Terraces, No-Till Slices Cropping Time in Half

Even so, this farmer is looking more closely at no-till cultural practices due to disturbing weather trends.

By Lynn Grooms posted on March 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Jared Hoover started no-tilling to cut costs on his mostly upland terraced land. Since the Abilene, Kan., farmer began no-tilling about a decade ago, Hoover figures he’s cut the time it takes to farm by about 50 percent.

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Pilot Project Underway On No-Till Carbon-Credit

February 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Details on an agreement that allows Pacific Northwest Direct Seeding Association members to lease carbon credits to a major energy company were announced at the organization’s annual meeting in mid-January. The pilot project is expected to include leasing 30,000 tons of carbon dioxide (the equivalent of 8,174 tons of carbon) over 10 years.

Why Growers Are Sold On No-Tilling

These veteran no-tillers offer solid management strategies that have proven profitable in their cropping operations.

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

When it comes to finding new yield-boosting and cost-cutting no-tilling or direct seeding ideas, nothing beats talking with farmers who've already made these systems work effectively.

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