Articles by Katherine Meitner

Promote Your Own Products!

These brothers use a soil-based fuel additive to promote and support no-till soybeans.

By Katherine Meitner posted on February 1, 2000 | Posted in Equipment

If you don't use products made from the crops you grow, you can’t expect your city cousins to either.

Des Moines Conference Recognizes No-Till Innovators

By Katherine Meitner posted on February 1, 2000 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Even though they may be as different as night and day, no-till innovators were honored for their ideas and methods that they brought to no-till farming at the eighth annual National No-Tillage Conference in Des Moines, Iowa.

No-Till Secrets You Won’t Get Anywhere Else

No-tilling when everyone thought he was nuts, this farmer has been doing it for 20 years and has plenty of handy tips that will help virtually any no-till operation.

By Katherine Meitner posted on February 1, 2000 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Of all the no-tillers in the world, probably no one possesses the zest and pizazz of Ivan Myers of Oregon, Ohio. At 74 years of age, this no-tiller began farming the hard way, shocking wheat behind a grain binder and handling hay with a fork instead of a baler.

Map Out Soil Fertility!

With a true-color aerial photograph, you can determine your soil’s fertility management areas.

By Katherine Meitner posted on January 1, 2000 | Posted in Soil Health

When it comes to naming the ultimate goals of no-tillers, getting the soils back to the original state Mother Nature intended would be darn near the top of the list.

Bullseye Spraying!

This South African no-tiller found ways to save time and money by accurately placing chemicals.

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

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few years, you know no-till is the best thing to preserve the soil and stop the serious cropping problems caused by years of conventional tillage.

No-Till Goes To Pot

As the debate heats up, Canadian growers discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of no-tilling hemp.

By Katherine Meitner posted on January 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

You can make rope out of it. Not to mention clothing. And diapers, cookies and lubricants. There's even talk of a new "super metal" that's stronger than titanium and lighter than aluminum. In fact, it seems there's not much you can't make out of it.

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.

Top 12 No-Till Money Savers

This Canadian no-tiller cut back his acreage, sold a line of equipment, reduced trips across the field and switched away from continuous cropping while improving his bottom-line.

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

Maybe I'm crazy. I hope not. I’ve always thought of myself as a rational person. But I was hesitant to believe that any no-tiller could cut his no-till acres from 10,000 acres to 3,600, sell a line of equipment, cut back on chemical applications and increase his profit margin.

Slow Down, Tune Up Your No-Till Planter

Frustration made this no-tiller start his own seed-metering business and strive for planting perfection. Here’s how to soup up your planter for picket-fence stands.

By Katherine Meitner posted on December 1, 1999 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Gregg Sauder of Tremont, Ill., has been working on no-till planters for 6 years now. He checks vac units and finger units for worn parts and calibrates both to make sure they are up to par. In fact, no-tillers around the country are lining up to have Sauder tinker with their planter to make sure it’s in top-notch condition.

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Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.

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