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The Final Act: Closing The Seed Slot

Field variability, tougher trash and growers’ early-planting ambitions drive improvements to planter closing wheels used in no-till fields.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment, Water Management

When planting is done and crops begin to emerge, no-tillers have a chance to evaluate how well their planter has performed — including whether the unit’s closing wheels are doing the job closing the seed slot.

Where Ag Tires Fear To Tread

Corn genetics and changing farm practices are to blame for cornstalks destroying agricultural tires. But there are some solutions.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management

Sudden downtime is the enemy of any productive farmer, and the sources of trouble these days aren’t just mechanical in nature. No-tillers are fighting a pitched battle with cornstalks that are eroding or puncturing tires on their tractors, combines, sprayers and other equipment.

Kinze Autonomy Project: A New Way To Farm?

August 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment

“We knew it was coming, and here it is,” said Clark Stoller while standing in front of Kinze Manufacturing’s Product Center during its Dealer Days event in Williamsburg, Iowa, on July 29.

Evaluating Vertical Tillage Tools

July 13, 2011 | Posted in Equipment

Source: By Sjoerd Duiker, Penn State University

Vertical tillage tools are gaining in popularity in Pennsylvania as well as other parts of the country, says Sjoerd Duiker of Penn State University.

Roller-Crimper Can Aid No-Till Vegetable System

July 6, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Residue Management

Source: By Rick Boydston and Marty Williams, USDA

Cover crop roller-crimpers have several advantages over mowing, in that fewer trips are required to suppress the cover crop, less energy is used, residues persist longer and the residue is neatly laid in one direction, facilitating planting.

No-Tillers Avoid Costly Machinery 'Fight'

As farm machinery costs continue their never-ending upward spiral, a 400-acre farmer can trim his equipment investment by $128.05 per acre with no-till.

July 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment

With ever-rising farm machinery costs, the squeeze is certainly on farmers to come up with new ways to cut their investment in tractors, implements and combines.

Sprayer Cleanout Now Even More Important

June 23, 2011 | Posted in Equipment

Source: By Jeff Stachler, North Dakota State University/University of Minnesota Extension

Now that herbicides containing alternative herbicide sites (modes) of action are being mixed with glyphosate and a greater diversity of herbicide resistant crops are being grown, proper sprayer cleanout and knowing the type of herbicide resistant crop planted in a specific field is very important.

Deere Introduces New Self-Propelled Sprayer

June 14, 2011 | Posted in Equipment

Building on many of the popular features of its current 4930 self-propelled sprayer, John Deere introduces the 4940 Sprayer as its most advanced applicator for the 2011-2012 season.

Questions To Ask About Chaff Spreaders When Going No-Till

June 6, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment

Source: Oklahoma State University, by Randy Taylor, OSU Extension Agricultural Engineer

An item often overlooked by the first-time no-till wheat grower is spreading residue at harvest.

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Is Variable-Rate Seeding The Right Practice For You?

Investing in this technology can help no-tillers determine the optimum seeding populations for their fields and maximize yield potential.

By Jim Leverich posted on June 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Variable-rate seeding is a relatively new practice that is fairly easy to adopt with today’s precision farming technology.

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