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Get Set For High-Yielding No-Till Wheat

A Maryland researcher says seeding rates and early planting dates are the key to pushing no-till wheat yields well over the 100-bushel mark.
By Joe Shinners posted on December 1, 1998 | Posted in Nutrient Management
Ron Mulford is shooting for maximum economic yields with no-till wheat. He feels so strongly about his chances, the University of Maryland researcher at Quantico, Md., thinks he can surpass 111-bushel wheat.
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A New Look At Additives

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 1998 | Posted in Nutrient Management
Over the past few years, our No-Till Farmer editors have produced several articles about uses of several new crop additives. Some articles have cited research reports which indicated these additives would help boost corn yields for no-tillers, while other articles stated the additives weren’t living up to expectations.
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The Leading Edge

When "times were tough," these Iowa farmers used no-till as a management tool to expand their acreage.
By Julie Orchard posted on August 1, 1998 | Posted in Nutrient Management
During the 1980s, the last thing many growers were looking for was more land to farm. Missouri Valley, Iowa, cash croppers Gail and Duane Witt saw this as an opportunity to expand from 1,200 to 4,000 acres by switching to no-till.
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The Magic of Sunlight

Setting up your crops in 15-foot strips will boost no-till corn yields by 15 percent.
By Darrell Bruggink posted on July 1, 1998 | Posted in Nutrient Management
For no-tiller Doug Smith, inputs like fertilizer, her­bicides and fuel tend to be more expensive for the Thames­ville, Ontario, farmer than for his U.S. counterparts. So when you can get some­thing for free, you take advantage of it.
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Feed No-Till Soils For Higher Productivity

Focusing on soil fertility, instead of just plant fertility, maximizes no-till’s yield potential.
By Julie Orchard posted on July 1, 1998 | Posted in Nutrient Management
A no-tiller is synonymous with a mechanic in Carlos Crovetto’s opinion. As a farmer in Concepcion, Chile, Crovetto has seen how crop residue can repair soil that’s been depleted of nutrients from prolonged use of traditional tillage.
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