Articles by Lynn Grooms

Getting More Bang from No-Tilled Phosphorus

Make sure you aren’t wasting dollars on this essential no-till nutrient.

By Lynn Grooms posted on April 1, 2001 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Applying the smallest amount of phosphate for the biggest bang for the buck is what your goal should be. A small amount of seed-placed phosphate can do that, maintains Terry Good, sales manager for the Canadian operations of Na-Churs Alpine Solutions in New Hamburg, Ontario.

Should You No-Till Soybeans Before No-Tilling Corn?

University of Nebraska research shows a yield advantage of anywhere from 5 to 13 bushels per acre.

By Lynn Grooms posted on March 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

No-Tilling soybeans ahead of corn may not be for everyone. But in some Corn Belt regions, however, yield advantages combined with other benefits are attracting more interest in no-tilling beans as early as the last week of March.

Zone-Till Questions You Need Answers To, But Didn’t Know Who To Ask

By Lynn Grooms posted on January 1, 2001 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Because of growing interest in zone tillage, we asked Ray Rawson to answer the most frequently asked questions about this in-row tilling concept. A veteran no-tiller from Farwell, Mich., Rawson pioneered this unique reduced tillage system and also created the Zone-Builder subsoiler.

Nine Toughest No-Till Corn Planting Questions You Wanted Answers To, But Didn't Know To Ask

By Lynn Grooms posted on December 1, 2000 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting

Because a number of No-Till Farmer readers tell us that they often run into difficulties when no-tilling, we asked Howard Martin to address possible solutions to what he sees as the nine toughest no-till corn planting problems.

No-Till Helps Engineer Balance Off-Farm Career With Farming

Two weeks is all the time this engineer allocates for no-tilling 130 acres of corn and soybeans.

By Lynn Grooms posted on October 1, 2000 | Posted in Crop Protection

While some people go to the beach for their vacation, Kent Streiff goes to work on 130 acres of no-till ground near New Glarus, Wis.

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