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New Manure Handling Technology Turns ‘Liability’ Into a No-Till Asset

A new approach to manure management could help no-tillers ease application obstacles and reduce compaction and nutrient runoff.

Data show there is not a lot of crossover between the top milk-producing states in the U.S. (in dollars) and the top states for no-tilled acres — that’s because many dairy farmers have had long frustrations managing manure and no-tilling. 


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Back to Basics with No-Till Planting

Do No-Tillers Need Coulters Anymore?

These row-unit stalwarts were once essential for no-tilling. But with today’s advances in planter technology, are they still necessary?
Hailed by many as one of the critical equipment developments that made no-till possible, the use of coulters on planters has declined in popularity a great deal in the past few decades. 
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Interseeding is a Process, Not Just a Practice

Building experience is the critical first leg of the journey to interseeding, companion cropping and relay cropping.

When Loran Steinlage hears someone say, “I want to be where you are” when it comes to interseeding, he says it’s a sure sign that person is setting themselves up for failure. It takes patience and practice to set the groundwork. 


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13th Annual No-Till Operational Benchmark Study

No-Tillers Maintaining Balance and Coming Out Ahead

With higher profits in 2020, no-tillers kept an eye on expenses but shelled out a bit more to upgrade their equipment lineup.
While 2020 will be remembered for its many dramas — including a global pandemic, civil unrest, a historic derecho, uncertainties in the commodities markets and a highly contested presidential election — no-tillers actually seem to have fared relatively well. 
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No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] How Strip-Till Got Started, with Rich Follmer

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer "Influencers & Innovators" podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., Frank Lessiter talks with Rich Follmer, who became known as the ‘grandfather' of strip-till, about building his first strip-till toolbar, why he started building berms in the fall, his thoughts on using cover crops in a strip-till operation, the future of the strip industry and much more.
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer "Influencers & Innovators" podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., Frank Lessiter talks with Rich Follmer, who became known as the ‘grandfather' of strip-till, about building his first strip-till toolbar, why he started building berms in the fall, his thoughts on using cover crops in a strip-till operation, the future of the strip industry and much more.
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Back to basics with no till planting

5 Time and Money Saving Tips to Put to Use Ahead of Planting

From regularly replacing disc openers to keeping hydraulic hoses elevated and secure, Illinois strip-tiller Dave Delhotal adheres to an annual checklist before putting a single seed in the ground.

WE STARTED no-tilling in the early 2000s, and in 2010 started strip-tilling before we went full-bore into it in 2013 and eliminated all conventional tillage.


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Bill Richards
No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] One-on-One with the Grandfather of No-Till, Bill Richards

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer "Influencers & Innovators" podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we sat down with former head of the Soil Conservation Service Bill Richards to talk about the history of no-till adoption on his farm and the early innovators that helped him along.
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer "Influencers & Innovators" podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we sat down with former head of the Soil Conservation Service Bill Richards to talk about the history of no-till adoption on his farm and the early innovators that helped him along.
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