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Rising Input Costs Concerning No-Tillers

With crop input costs likely to soar again in 2009, a major worry among no-tillers is whether grain prices will continue to remain high.
By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2008
Even with many new cost-cutting cropping developments, no-tillers are definitely worried about having to deal with increasing input costs in 2009.
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No-Till Blamed For Home Flooding

The key is to properly manage no-till crop residue to avoid complaints from neighbors.
By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2008 | Posted in Water Management
When the creek behind a number of homes located along a subdivision road in Springfield, Ohio, overran its banks earlier this summer, corn stalks clogged drainage tiles and culverts.
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No-Till Did Better With Floods

While crop losses were serious, no-till tended to hold valuable topsoil in place during the recent floods.
By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management
While no-tillers in many area of the country didn’t avoid having to deal with early summer flooded fields, the results generally weren’t as bad as for neighbors using more extensive tillage. Even with sizeable crop losses, soil losses weren’t as significant for no-tillers.
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Wall Street Takes Notice Of No-Till

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2008
Taking full advantage of a mid-June opportunity to educate New York City investment fund managers on American agriculture, three outstanding growers made an extremely strong case for the many benefits of no-tilling.
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Wall Street Takes Notice Of No-Till

Three veteran growers explained the benefits of no-till to top investment fund managers during a recent daylong ag program in New York City.
By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2008
Taking full advantage of a mid-June opportunity to educate New York City investment fund managers on American agriculture, three outstanding growers made an extremely strong case for the many benefits of no-tilling.
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A Different Look At Carbon

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2008
While no-tilled crops are widely considered to be among the best ways to sequester carbon, the actual amounts may actually be tied to soil type, soil drainage and soil depth.
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