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March 1, 1999 | Posted in Equipment

Attendees at the seventh annual National No-Tillage Conference in Des Moines, Iowa posted equipment info on a bulletin board during the event. Here are items no-tillers were selling or looking to purchase.

Lucky Iowan Wins Big

By having his ticket drawn at the National No-Tillage Conference, Iowa no-tiller Dean Markwardt lands free use of an Art’s-Way no-till drill for a year.

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

Dean Markwardt, like 659 other no-tillers around the country, came to the seventh annual National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis to reap the benefits of acclaimed speakers, network with accomplished no-tillers and participate in numerous no-till roundtables. Little did he know he would be the most envied no-tiller in the bunch.

There’s No Will Like No-Till

One Canadian farmer shares his secrets after 15 years of successful no-till farming.

By Katherine Meitner posted on February 1, 1999 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment

When Henry Graw first thought about transforming his 1,400-acre farm to no-till after 20 years of conventional farming, the neighbors raised their eyebrows.

Sound Off...No-Till Drill Attachments

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

If you're wondering what attachments might be the perfect fit with your no-till drill, check out the rock-solid advice from these No-Till Farmer readers.

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.

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