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10 Sprayer Features No-Tillers Swear By

Growers share customizations and technology add-ons, ranging from convenient to essential, that boost efficiency and profitability.

By Martha Mintz posted on May 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

After the planter, the sprayer may be the most important piece of equipment to no-tillers, so it makes sense to want them functioning perfectly.

Trimble Acquiring Assets of OmniSTAR

March 16, 2011 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Source: Trimble News Release

Trimble announced has entered into a agreement to acquire certain assets related to the OmniSTAR Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal corrections business from Fugro N.V.

Trouble Ahead For GPS Reception?

March 1, 2011 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Source: By Charlie O’Brien, Vice President Agricultural Sector, Association of Equipment Manufacturers

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has plans for using the bandwidth next to the GPS spectrum and this could seriously damage the practices of precision agriculture.

No-Till Notes

A Blueprint For Planting Success

Modifying or building your own planter can improve your no-till performance if you keep certain goals in mind.

By Jim Leverich posted on February 1, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

To be a successful no-tiller, one must have a set of goals to achieve success.

Keeton Seed Firmer Makes It Two In A Row

From equipment to crop protection to precision tools, No-Till Farmer readers rated the best-performing no-till products for 2010.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

With major rainfall events pelting many regions of the U.S. prior to and during the 2010 production season, field conditions were a big concern for no-tillers — not just in preparing fields for planting, but also no-tilling crops properly.

Keeton Seed Firmer Voted By No-Tillers As 2010 Product Of The Year

January 15, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Precision Agriculture

For the second consecutive year, the readers of No-Till Farmer (www.No-TillFarmer.com) have voted the Keeton Seed Firmer the best product in their operations, making the no-till attachment the “2010 No-Till Product Of The Year.”

Crop Farming's Future Is Big Acreage, High-Tech, Earth-Friendly

December 10, 2010 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Source: Purdue University

A decade from now, farmers will rely on the marriage of agronomic, information and process control technologies to grow thousands of acres of crops in ways that create smaller carbon footprints, predicts a Purdue University agricultural economist.

Getting The Most Out Of Nitrogen

No-tillers can improve their utilization of ‘N’ by measuring variability in their fields and taking advantage of biotech corn.

By John Dobberstein posted on December 1, 2010 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

There's more pressure than ever today for no-tillers to increase corn yields, and the challenge of high fertilizer prices and environmental regulations aren't going away either.

Number-Crunching No-Tiller Makes Management Strategies Pay

Producing seed, renting combines and growing nitrogen all pencil out for these Montana no-till farming partners.

By Martha Mintz posted on December 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

In an area where dirt, wheat and dirt is considered rotation, no-tiller Scott Glasscock stands out.

Drain Grain: A Smarter Way To Install Drain Tile

November 15, 2010 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Water Management

Source: By Paul Schrimpf

The advent of flexible tile certainly was a significant improvement, but the biggest challenge with tile is installation — ensuring that it’s graded properly in the soil so that water can effectively drain.

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