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Slick No-Till Modifications

Like all no-tillers, Northwest no-tillers have to come up with their own modifications for their climate. Here’s some of the best.

February 1, 1999 | Posted in Equipment

Modifying Equipment for specific regional needs seems to go without saying for no-tillers. While the dry, climate of Eastern Washington offers no-tillers a longer growing season, it also houses plenty of hills and requires specific planter needs and often irrigation.

Too Big For Conventional Britches

Here’s what one no-tiller did when conventional tillage became ridiculously inefficient.

February 1, 1999 | Posted in Equipment

Mike Linnehan had a problem. Fortunately, it was a problem that most other no-tillers would consider a kind of blessing. His farm in Sparta, Wis., was getting too big - and conventional tilling just wasn't cutting it anymore.

Strip-Till Offers Many No-Till Benefits

It may be the answer to no-tilling corn into cold and wet soils.

By Katherine Meitner posted on February 1, 1999 | Posted in Equipment, Strip-Till Farming

Every year it's the same story. No-tillers around the world gather their yield, management and tax reports to decipher what worked and what didn't.

Overcoming Residue Concerns With No-Till Corn

No-tillers aren’t the only ones using trial and error. Here’s what one crop consultant and innovator award winner did.

By Katherine Meitner posted on February 1, 1999 | Posted in Equipment

When it comes to terms used to describe no-till farmers, “trial and error” has got to be pretty darn near the top of the list. And as far as no-till crop consultants are concerned, it's no different.

20 Inches Tops 30 Inches

This large-acreage Iowa farmer boosted yields by up to 10 percent in no-till corn and soybean production by moving to much narrower rows.

By Joe Shinners posted on January 1, 1999 | Posted in Equipment

In the mid-1990s, Exira, Iowa, farmer Tom Muhr was thinking of narrowing his rows down from 30 to 20 inches. He had thought long and hard about the decision, mulling over the concerns he had about the re-emerging practice's popularity.

Sound Off... No-Till Planter Attachments

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 1999 | Posted in Equipment

When it comes to the pros and cons of no-till planter attachments, you can certainly get plenty of opinions.

Meet Me In St. Louis!

It’s definitely the place to be in mid-January if you want to learn everything there is to know about no-till and find new ways to sharply trim your 1999 cropping costs.

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 1998 | Posted in Equipment

When previous National No-Tillage Conference attendees sign up for next January's annual event before seeing the lineup of topics and speakers, you know you've got a winning program.

Match No-Till Attachments To Your Field Conditions

By Joe Shinners posted on December 1, 1998 | Posted in Equipment

Field conditions dictate proper use of no-till drill attachments, says Monsanto Conservation Tillage Specialist John Bradley. “The key is to be prepared when you no-till under different field conditions, different moisture conditions and different residue conditions,” says Bradley.

Doing All the Little Things Just Right

Successful no-till on this Iowa farm is the result of a novel four-step management plan.

By Julie Orchard posted on November 1, 1998 | Posted in Equipment

High corn and soybean yields don’t happen by chance on Condon and Mark Schnepel’s farm in Carson, Iowa. The brothers use a four-step process of planning, on-farm researching, implementing and reviewing to manage their 1,000-acre no-till operation.

Excellent Stands, Easy Setup

United Farm Tools 5300 no-till drill lives up to its promises.

By Julie Orchard posted on October 1, 1998 | Posted in Equipment

A John Deere Enthusiast, Allen Verell wasn’t sure what to expect from the United Farms Tools (UFT) 5300 no-till drill that he won use of for a year at the 1998 National No-Tillage Conference.

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