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No-Tilling When It's Only 14 Degrees

Thanks to polymer protected seed, this farmer is no-tiling on extremely cold November days 170 miles north of the Canadian border.

By Holly Gray posted on September 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

While the temperature may be brisk, fall seeding has definitely paid off for Saskatchewan no-tiller Gerry Willerth.

Value-Added Crops Are Coming!

Polling attendees at National No-Tillage Conference shed new light on present--and future--practices with value-added crops in no-till farming.

By Katherine Meitner posted on July 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

With the dawning of the new millennium, no-tillers certainly didn’t disappoint anyone when it comes to including new ideas in their farming practices.

Needed: New Ways To Expand No-TIll Acres!

Here's what veterans say about the advantages of no-tilling, concerns keeping other farmers from trying it and their thoughts on expanding no-till acres.

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

“I don't get it,” a leading farm magazine editor said to me at the conclusion of the seventh National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis, Mo., in January of 1999.

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Biotech Soybeans Have Benefited No-Tillers

July 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Development of herbicide-resistant soybeans, along with a drop in herbicide prices for conventionally bred soybeans, has saved U.S. farmers millions of dollars during the past 3 years.

Add More No-Till Crops

If you’re having trouble with no-till, there’s a good chance a diverse crop rotation is the answer.

By Katherine Meitner posted on June 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Dwayne Beck has seen his fair share of struggling no-till operations. From poor emergence to poor yield, no-tillers ask him how they can improve their no-till systems. And he maintains much of this could be solved if no-tillers would only have a bigger picture of a crop production system.

Worry-Free No-Tilling!

As farmers expand no-tilled acres, many find leaving the no-tilling to the professionals is a no-brainer.

By Katherine Meitner posted on June 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Imagine that instead of watching the weather and worrying about when to no-till, someone else does it for you. You wouldn't have to worry about fertilizers, chemicals, weeds or even harvest.

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Biotech Gene Research Data Being Shared

May 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

In a move aimed at helping repair the damage caused by its earlier support of the terminator gene, Monsanto is releasing biotech research work dealing with the genetic structure of rice to the academic community.

10 Commandments Of No-Till Wheat

Here are “must-dos” when tackling one of the more challenging no-till crops—wheat.

By Katherine Meitner posted on May 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

For 14 years, Allen Franks has been no-tilling. And for 14 years, this no-tiller from Guthrie, Ky., has been working out the bugs to make no-tilling wheat a smoother and more successful operation.

The Truth Behind The GMO Nightmare

There’s no doubt, many people are scared stiff of GMOs. And for good reason. But should they be? This British researcher says no—and has the proof to back it up.

By Katherine Meitner posted on May 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Agriculture has seen better days. For the past decade, it seems one thing after the other has stirred up the general public, making them wary of trusting agricultural products, all the while hurting the American farmer in the end—as if the cash market isn’t bad enough.

No-Till Speeding Ticket: $60,000

Dropping your planter speed will have a much bigger impact on yields than you think.

By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

"If I can convince you to slow down your no-till planting speed, I can make you some easy money" maintains Greg Sauder of Precision Planting in Tremont, Ill., and a veteran no-tiller.

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