Articles by Mark Moore

Pinpoint Your Spray Control

Better placement, cost savings identified with map-based individual spray-control nozzle systems.

By Mark Moore posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

No-tillers seeking more precise chemical placement have new tools that not only makes application easier and more precise, they save money in the process.

No-Till For The Long Haul

Avoid undoing years of continuous no-till benefits with one pass of the field cultivator just to fit new crop rotations.

By Mark Moore posted on April 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Many produces have been adjusting their cropping practices to take advantage of record commodity prices.

Don’t Forget Nutrient Value When Harvesting Corn Stover

No-till corn stover could provide new revenue, but loss of nutrients from removed residue may offset income.

By Mark Moore posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Corn stover has generated a lot of attention as a potential new source of plant biomass to produce ethanol.

Fertilization, Seeding Tied To Soil Nitrogen Capacity

Illinois Soil Nitrogen Test could help fine-tune nitrogen applications and plant populations for no-tillers seeking optimum profits.

By Mark Moore posted on February 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management

New techniques are proving the importance of corn plant population to soil-based nitrogen management as no-tillers seek to get the most profit out of each acre.

Carbon Credit Program Called Misunderstood

Aggregators who collect credits from no-tillers offer details of the program, which now has participants in 21 states.

By Mark Moore posted on January 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment

No-tillers could gain additional revenue by participating in the sale of carbon credits from their fields. While the additional revenue currently averages only $1.25 to $2 per acre, the money can be generated with only a little paperwork.

Southeast No-Tillers Finding Benefits To Heavy Cover Crops

Better water management, weed suppression helping to boost yield in system.

By Mark Moore posted on December 1, 2007 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Water Management

A recent article in No-Till Farmer cautioned that growers should kill ryegrass cover crops before they get taller than 2 feet.

No-Till Pioneer Looks Back To Learning As He Went Along

Luther Welch has been refining his methods throughout his 5 decades as a no-tiller.

By Mark Moore posted on December 1, 2007 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Necessity pushed Luther Welch into no-tilling. “The profits kept getting smaller and smaller, so we needed to farm more acres to survive,” he remembers.

Shakeout Reshaping Ethanol Industry

By Mark Moore posted on December 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment

A still-emerging ethanol industry that has already pushed many no-tillers into continuous corn — and which could eventually lead them to new biomass crops or even selling crop residue — appears to be in an early shakeout period.

Manure, Straw And Earthworms Make For Highly Productive Soils

Wisconsin dairy producer embraces precise management to protect and feed his fields with waste from his herd.

By Mark Moore posted on December 1, 2007 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Jim Koepke would be the first to tell you that he doesn’t consider himself a no-tiller. “There’s plenty of tillage activity going on in our soils, it’s just that the tillage is being done by earthworms instead of iron,” he says. “And those earthworms do a tremendous job.”

Move Cautiously If You Want To No-Till Expiring CRP Land

Additional acreage could become available, but is it worth the cost to farm? Here are tips on finding the land and determining its suitability for no-till cropping.

By Mark Moore posted on October 1, 2007 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Booming prices for corn and soybeans have no-tillers looking to add additional acreage, and one source that might become available is expiring Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage. From Oct. 1, 2007, to Oct. 1, 2010, more than 13.4 million acres are scheduled to come out of the program.

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