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Articles by John Dobberstein
6 Tips to Help No-Tillers Eradicate Yield Robbing Slugs
Establishing diverse plant and insect communities and scrutinizing insecticide use are among strategies that could keep slugs from hurting no-till yields and profitability.
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6 Tips to Help No-Tillers Eradicate Yield Robbing Slugs
Establishing diverse plant and insect communities and scrutinizing insecticide use are among strategies that could keep slugs from hurting no-till yields and profitability.
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From the Desk of John Dobberstein
Word of Warning On In-Season Tissue Tests For Winter Canola
Read MoreEugene Keeton, Inventor of Seed Firmer, Passes Away
Keeton’s insightful approach to handling farmer challenges helped him build several planter inventions that led to better crop stands and yields for no-tillers.
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8 Keys to Help No-Tillers Manage Annual Ryegrass
No-tillers just starting to use annual ryegrass should follow a few simple rules to take advantage of this cover crop’s compaction-busting, nitrogen-scavenging benefits.
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Clover, Cereal Rye Enhance No-Tiller’s 3-Year Rotation
Iowa no-tiller Joe Kriegel uses cereal rye and frost-seeded red clover in a rotation with corn and soybeans to reduce erosion, improve soil fertility and rescue heavily tilled fields.
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From the Desk of John Dobberstein
Bad News About Ogallala Aquifer Highlights the Need for Modern Irrigation, No-Till Practices
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Manage ‘Good’ Insects Like Your Farm Depends On It
No-till practices and diverse cover-crop mixes are like a beacon to beneficial insect communities that pollinate crops, munch on weed seeds and kill yield-robbing crop pests — all to your benefit.
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