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No Growth With No-Till

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 1999 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Try as you may, it's difficult to find any bright spot among the nationwide growth of no-tilled acres during 1998 to talk about.

Sound Off...No-Till Drill Attachments

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 1999 | Posted in Equipment

If you're wondering what attachments might be the perfect fit with your no-till drill, check out the rock-solid advice from these No-Till Farmer readers.

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Intercropping Can Work

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 1999 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

At last months seventh National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis, there was considerable interest in the soybean intercropping program used by no-tillers Keith and Doug Thompson of Osage City, Kan. With this unique doublecropping program they intercrop soybeans into standing wheat in early April.

Don’t Rush Tillage Changes

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 1999 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

If you or some of your neighbors are getting fed up with the results of no-tilling corn into cold and wet soils, take a close look at recent Ohio State University yield numbers before reaching any decision on changing tillage practices.

No-Tillers Among The First

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 1999 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Nearly 25 years ago, the word "sustainable" started coming up in farming conversations. Even then, some folks felt you had to be an organic farmer involved in low input farming to be sustainable.

New No-Till Ideas To Try In ‘99

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 1999

When no-tillers hear John Obery talk about efficiency and performance, they listen carefully.

Sound Off... No-Till Planter Attachments

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 1999 | Posted in Equipment

When it comes to the pros and cons of no-till planter attachments, you can certainly get plenty of opinions.

Expand No-Till Rotations

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 1999 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Under the Freedom To Farm Act, Keith Glewen has noticed no-tillers are starting to diversify more with the crops they grow. "When the new government laws were passed, these farmers were concerned about seeing the day when we'll have mountains of grain and that day has come" says the University of Nebraska educator.

Meet Me In St. Louis!

It’s definitely the place to be in mid-January if you want to learn everything there is to know about no-till and find new ways to sharply trim your 1999 cropping costs.

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 1998 | Posted in Equipment

When previous National No-Tillage Conference attendees sign up for next January's annual event before seeing the lineup of topics and speakers, you know you've got a winning program.

No-Till Bikers!

Along with 139,000 other bikers from around North America, this Ohio farm couple was in Milwaukee last summer for the big 95th anniversary Harley-Davidson celebration.

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 1998 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

When it comes to changes for 1999, Rich and Marcy Little plan to use more Roundup Ready soybeans, use lower herbicide rates, do a better job of getting chemicals applied, try no-tilling soybeans in October or November and test for soybean cyst nematodes.

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