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Precision Planting Unveils Seed Depth, Furrow Closing Technologies

By John Dobberstein posted on January 17, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Precision Ag

FurrowForce, SmartDepth and the 20/20 Connect app could bring more precision and flexibility for no-tillers seeking better stands and yields, the company says.

[Podcast] Boosting Productivity in Your No-Tilled Soils with a More Efficient, Effective Fertility Program

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we're joined by no-tiller and on-farm research coordinator for the University of Wisconsin, Jim Leverich, to discuss a three-part plan that could help you boost soil productivity and allow crops to access nutrients more efficiently.

By John Dobberstein posted on January 11, 2019 | Posted in Nutrient Management

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we're joined by no-tiller and on-farm research coordinator for the University of Wisconsin, Jim Leverich, to discuss a three-part plan that could help you boost soil productivity and allow crops to access nutrients more efficiently.

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Let the Case for Cover Crops Rest in Your Fields

By John Dobberstein posted on January 10, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

The chorus of research emerging about cover crops can reveal some surprising contradictions, but here’s why you shouldn’t change what you love about this soil-building tool.

Case Studies Show Financial Benefits of Precision Ag, No-Till and Cover Crops

By John Dobberstein posted on December 30, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health, No-Till 101

Critics of proven conservation practices like no-till, strip-till or cover crop seeding often complain there’s no evidence of material benefits to a farmer’s bottom line — that the only thing that matters is yield.

[Podcast] How Plants Find Their Food — the Behavioral Science Underlying Plant Nutrition

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we're joined by experimental plant ecologist J.C. Cahill from the University of Alberta to discuss root movement and foraging.

By John Dobberstein posted on December 27, 2018 | Posted in Nutrient Management

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we're joined by experimental plant ecologist J.C. Cahill from the University of Alberta to discuss root movement and foraging.

Crop Insurance Confusion with Cover Crops May Fade Away

By John Dobberstein posted on December 27, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Read on to learn about changes ushered in by the recently approved Farm Bill that should make cover crops a more attractive conservation tool for no-tillers.

[Podcast] Ending Continuous Corn Yield Penalties with Better Residue, Agronomic Management

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we're joined by University of Illinois crop physiology research assistant Alison Vogel who will discuss how accelerating residue degradation and nutrient cycling is necessary to maximize yield potential when no-tilling continuous corn.

By John Dobberstein posted on December 13, 2018 | Posted in Residue Management, Nutrient Management

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we're joined by University of Illinois crop physiology research assistant Alison Vogel who will discuss how accelerating residue degradation and nutrient cycling is necessary to maximize yield potential when no-tilling continuous corn.

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Ignore the Naysayers: No-Tilled Cotton Pays Off

By John Dobberstein posted on December 13, 2018 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

No-till cotton adoption in the Great Plains isn’t anything to write home about. But two no-tillers in Oklahoma and Texas are making the practice work while many of their neighbors are zeroing out the crop.

Finding Success with No-Tilled Sugarbeets

Cooler soils, moisture retention, better emergence and more sugar content and tonnage are just some of the reasons Greg Schlemmer is going all-in on no-tilling sugarbeets.

By John Dobberstein posted on November 28, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Water Management

It’s not uncommon to see farmers in Montana disc rip, plow, roll, level and ridge their fields to raise sugarbeets — even ridging a second time if wind or storms either flatten or wash away the ridges.

Finding Success No-Tilling Highly Erodible Soils

Dan Truttmann and family find no-till stubble, cover crops and technology upgrades are the recipe for keeping highly erodible soils and nutrients from washing away.

By John Dobberstein posted on November 26, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

The margin of error for Dan Truttmann is very small when it comes to raising crops and maintaining a herd of Jersey cows.

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Precision Planting Unveils Seed Depth, Furrow Closing Technologies

[Podcast] Boosting Productivity in Your No-Tilled Soils with a More Efficient, Effective Fertility Program

Let the Case for Cover Crops Rest in Your Fields

Case Studies Show Financial Benefits of Precision Ag, No-Till and Cover Crops

[Podcast] How Plants Find Their Food — the Behavioral Science Underlying Plant Nutrition

Crop Insurance Confusion with Cover Crops May Fade Away

[Podcast] Ending Continuous Corn Yield Penalties with Better Residue, Agronomic Management

Ignore the Naysayers: No-Tilled Cotton Pays Off

Finding Success with No-Tilled Sugarbeets

Finding Success No-Tilling Highly Erodible Soils

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