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Frank Lessiter

Frank Lessiter has served as editor of No-Till Farmer since the publication was launched in November of 1972. Raised on a six-generation Michigan Centennial Farm, he has spent his entire career in agricultural journalism. Lessiter is a dairy science graduate from Michigan State University.

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Think About Controlling Traffic

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2003 | Posted in Soil Health
If next spring’s planting season turns wet, Randall Reeder says no-tillers who use controlled traffic may be ahead of their neighbors. The Ohio State University agricultural engineer says it might let you no-till quicker despite wet conditions that normally delay planting.
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25 Essential Reasons To Be In Indy!

The early-January National No-Tillage Conference features 54 no-till experts and 125 hours of non-stop no-till learning guaranteed to provide you with highly valuable cost-cutting cropping ideas.
By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2003 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
With plenty of tough cropping decisions to be made before spring, every idea that you can use to no-till more efficiently is definitely worth finding.
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Check New Ideas For Boosting No-Till Performance

These two attachments may help you boost emergence under tough no-till conditions.
By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2003 | Posted in Nutrient Management
If you’re looking for new ways to improve no-till seeding performance, check out the new Thompson closing wheel from Exapta Solutions. The company’s officials indicate this closing wheel offers superb furrow closing, ultra-low mud adhesion and unmatched durability when no-tilling.
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Rodent-Proof Your No-Tilled Crops

Everyone who attends the National No-Tillage Conference can receive FREE positive placement metering kits for applying both granular insecticides and rodenticides that’s worth $50 for every row on your no-till planter.
By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection
If you’re no-tilling with an 8-row planter, you’ll be able to obtain a set of FREE positive placement metering kits (PPK) worth $400 at the early January National No-Tillage Conference. That’s because United Ag Products (UAP) is offering these kits that retail at $50 per row FREE to every attendee for controlling costly rodents.
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Let No-Till Reduce Compaction

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 2002 | Posted in Soil Health
Rather than causing major compaction concerns, Lloyd Murdock credits long-term no-till with being able to solve many of your more troublesome soil worries. That’s what the University of Kentucky soil scientist learned from a recent 5-year study that looked at no-till and soil compaction as reported in a recent Soybean Digest article.
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Get Solid Answers About No-Till Soil Microbiology and Fertility Concerns

Two world-renown authorities will offer solid answers to many things happening in your no-till fields that you haven’t been able to explain, which are critical in managing the long-range productivity of your no-tilled soils.
By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 2002 | Posted in Nutrient Management
By providing a much better understanding on why your no-till soils function like they do, just listening to Jill Clapperton and Dean Martens will make it worth your cost and time to attend the 11th annual National No-Tillage Conference being held Jan. 8 to 11, 2003, in Indianapolis, Ind.
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Hit Weeds Early When No-Tilling

You can’t expect many single-product weed-control programs to get the entire job done.
By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection
If you're interested in harvesting top yields with Roundup Ready no-till corn and soybeans, it’s likely that you’ll have to add residual herbicides to the weed-control mix.
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New “Green Line” Seeding Era Emerges

John Deere recently introduced a number of new no-till planters, drills and air drills.
By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2002 | Posted in Equipment
Several revolutionary seed delivery systems and row units are among numerous new technology developments in John Deere’s new line of seeding equipment. The result will help no-tillers seed more accurately and much faster.
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