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Getting The Most Out Of Soil Water

Uncertainty over weather conditions in the next 20 years will make no-till soil water management more important.

By Eric Sacharski posted on July 1, 2000 | Posted in Water Management

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: soil water availability is the key to quality stands and high yields in your no-till system.

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$1.5 Million Fine For Plowing?

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2000 | Posted in Water Management

Results of A recent California judicial ruling indicate plowing and deep ripping of wetlands may be against the law. As many no-tillers have maintained for years, the cropping and environmental perils of plowing may finally be recognized when it comes to controlling erosion and protecting our land.

Even With Drought, You’re Ahead Of The Game!

No-till delivers an extra 2 or 3 inches of soil moisture compared to tilled fields.

By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 2000 | Posted in Water Management

With a dry growing season anticipated in some areas, the big question is how limited soil moisture should affect your cropping plans.

A Chilling Problem...Solved!

Two successful no-tillers located 800 miles apart, two no-till solutions. Both banked on machinery to dry out their cold, wet no-till soils—and both found success

By Katherine Meitner posted on January 1, 2000 | Posted in Water Management

Ask any no-tiller around the world what their biggest problem is and he’s likely to name moisture. Or at least put it among the top five concerns. If it's not the folks on the east coast worried about a drought, it's the folks in the Midwest concerned about drying out the field and being able to get out and plant on time.

Wetter Is Better?

From the dusty dry areas of the country to the places where conventional farmers are spinning tractor tires in the mud, this new no-till system can successfully plant in almost any condition.

By Katherine Meitner posted on December 1, 1999 | Posted in Water Management

With record breaking droughts, winds and downpours shattering farmlands in many areas around the country, this year was particularly tough for no-tillers to plant and harvest on time and still get a decent crop.

No-Till Wins Dryland Battles

When pouring on the water, these ranchers have a good reason to till. But for conserving water, no-till is definitely the answer.

September 1, 1999 | Posted in Water Management

Growing continious irrigated corn, Kevin Penny isn’t fully convinced no-till is the way to go. But when it comes to dryland acres where water is a major concern, no-till definitely is the way he likes to farm.

No-Till Helps Overcome Stressful Spring

Unusually wet conditions kept many western Canadian no-tillers from getting crops planted in a timely matter or getting them planted at all.

By Laura Rance posted on August 1, 1999 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Scott Day seemed not to notice the pun in his words as his three-ton Chevy truck rumbled past field after unseeded field in which standing water mirrored the sky.

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No-Till Vs. Cleaner Water

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 1999 | Posted in Water Management

Over the past 27 years, we've heard several times from Washington politicians that it's once again time to clean up the nation's waterways and water supplies. In fact, it happened again a few weeks ago when President Clinton issued orders to reduce costly water pollution.

Chiquita Goes 'Bananas' Over No-Tilling

A wet season changed the minds of this no-tiller’s crop buyer.

By Katherine Meitner posted on June 1, 1999 | Posted in Equipment, Water Management

Allan Brooks knows his stuff.

Saturated Soils Don’t Slow No-Till

Learn how these Iowa no-tillers use no-till to keep planting right on schedule even after heavy spring rains.

By Julie Orchard posted on February 1, 1999 | Posted in Water Management

Heavy, springtime rain showers are all too common in Paul Thieschafer’s opinion. The Council Bluffs, Iowa, no-tiller knows only too well what havoc these rain clouds can bring to a timely planting schedule.

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