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Golden Age No-Tillers: Legacy Lessons From Early Adopters

By Martha Mintz posted on October 19, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Residue Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Water Management
With no-till as a practice having been around for 60 years now, and No-Till Farmer for 50, we wanted to find out if we had readers who have been using the practice consistently for that long. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.
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No-Till's Historical Highlights (Through 2021)

With more than 75 new updates, this historical record identifies what built no-till into a profitable farming practice now embraced on 110 million U.S. acres.
By No-Till Farmer Staff posted on October 18, 2021 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Residue Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Success with no-tillage — a radical change in farming from conventional methods — was anything but assured when it got its commercial start 60 years ago. But success came, thanks to the vision, courage and dogged determination shared by many — and from every corner imaginable.


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No-Till’s First Field

It’s only 7/10ths of an acre separated by a drainage ditch from the rest of a 180-acre field, but it’s been continuously no-tilled for 60 years.
By Frank Lessiter posted on October 17, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

In the late 1950s, Harry Young had been thinking about reducing tillage on his family’s farm at Herndon, Ky. Conventional tillage had been practiced on the family farm since the 1830s.

The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.
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Warmer Temperatures May Decrease Yields of Densely Planted Corn

October 12, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
Source: North Carolina State University
Higher temperatures could have detrimental effects on yields when corn plants are planted more closely together, according to a study from North Carolina State University. Corn yields in densely planted areas drop by about 1.86 percent with every 1 degree Celsius rise in monthly minimum and maximum temperatures through the planting season, the study’s models show.
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Sponsored Content: Planter Maintenance with Precision Planting

Aligning and Adjusting Your Closing Wheels

October 1, 2021 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting
Source: Precision Planting

The closing system at the back of your planter's row units is a key factor in getting good crop emergence. Once the seeds are placed in the furrow, it’s important that the closing system is in proper condition to close the furrow with good seed-to-soil contact. The Planter Maintenance series is brought to you by Precision Planting.


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No-Tiller Plants Entire Corn Crop with Driverless Tractor

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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we catch up with young Kentucky no-tiller Quint Pottinger to see how he autonomously planted his entire crop in 2026. Senior editor John Dobberstein checks in from the CTIC Conservation in Action Tour in Scotland Neck, N.C., where no-tiller Zeb Winslow III talks about his multi-species cover crop program.

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