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Take Planting Seriously

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2012 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting
When farmers are having planting difficulties, Alan Byerly says too many growers think the answer is to simply add more attachments. But the service manager for Precision Equipment in Washington, Iowa, says getting back to the basics of planting should be the first step before spending more dollars.
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More Onfarm Research Needed

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health
Research conducted on your own farm can unlock more secrets that can lead to increased no-till profitability. But taking on such a project this spring will require some last-minute planning and commitment.
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No-Till Odds And Ends

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection
Part of the opportunity for me to recently present the “S.H. Phillips Distinguished Lecture In No-Till Agriculture” at the University of Kentucky was the chance to spend the day talking with faculty members and graduate students from around the world. Phillips was a pioneer in the early 1960s in getting no-till started on a commercial scale. And he would certainly be proud to know no-till has grown to an astounding 288 million acres today around the world.
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Is No-Till Still A Fad?

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 2011 | Posted in Residue Management
One of the comments No-Till Farmer editors heard while pulling together material for last month’s 40th-anniversary issue was that some educators aren’t on board in promoting no-till. Such appears to be the case with Emerson Nafziger, who continues to devote considerable effort to the need for tillage
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Nitrogen Vs. Fungicides

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection
Recent research from Illinois indicates there are ways of improving fungicide efficiency, due to plant-disease concerns, without losing yield. The key appears to be making sure an adequate amount of nitrogen is applied to the corn crop.
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