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Increasing Crop Yields, While Reducing The Footprint

A focus on soil testing, timely nutrient application and precision technology are key efficient, effective practices for these nutrient-management stewards.

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on April 1, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Variable-rate applications, timely and accurate placement and cutting-edge techniques are among the tools that helped three no-tillers improve their nutrient management and profitability on their farms, and also win admiration from their peers.

New Tools For Spraying, Planting, Fertilizing Emerge For Farmers

There are more equipment options on the market than ever to help no-tillers and strip-tillers plant precisely, apply fertilizer more efficiently and improve their farm’s bottom line.

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on November 1, 2012 | Posted in Equipment

There was no shortage of innovation at the 2012 Farm Progress Show held last August in Boone, Iowa.

Protecting Yields, Safeguarding The Environment

Frequent soil testing, timely applications and deep placement of fertilizer are some key practices for these nutrient-management stewards.

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on April 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Onfarm research, equipment setups and deep placement of fertilizer are among the tools that helped three no-tillers improve their nutrient management and profitability on their farms, and also win admiration from their peers.

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USDA’s Coshocton Lab Is Officially Closing

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on March 1, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

The USDA is closing its Agricultural Research Service North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Lab in Coshocton County, Ohio, as part of the agency’s shuttering of 259 domestic offices, facilities and labs across the country.

Plenty Of Innovations On Display At Farm Progress Show

Technology for spraying and fertilizer application was among the equipment highlights offering potential benefits to no-tillers.

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on December 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment

The editors of No-Till Farmer unearthed a large number of equipment innovations at the 2011 Farm Progress Show, held Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 in Decatur, Ill.

6 Advancements That Have Helped No-Till Grow

Agricultural manufacturers and farmers have played key roles in the development of no-till from its pioneering days to its modern-day look.

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on November 1, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Residue Management

Agricultural manufacturers and farmers have played key roles in the development of no-till from its pioneering days to its modern-day look.

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Court: Pesticide Drift May Be Trespassing

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on September 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

The center for Ag Law and Taxation at Iowa State University recently published an article summarizing a recent court ruling that pesticide drift may be constituted as trespassing.

True Believers Tout Benefits Of Fall Weed Control Program

As 140-plus years of farming history comes to an end, this religious order keeps its focus on profitable, environmentally favorable practices for those who remain.

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on September 1, 2005 | Posted in Crop Protection

As they wind down their farming at Carthagena, Ohio, the brothers of the Society of the Precious Blood religious order intend to leave the land in the best condition possible while helping other farmers succeed in their place.

Check Out Latest No-Till Innovations

Here’s what the No-Till Farmer editors have found at summer shows and in visits with equipment manufacturers.

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on September 1, 2005 | Posted in Equipment

Here’s what the No-Till Farmer editors have found at summer shows and in visits with equipment manufacturers.

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Ethanol Imports Could Undermine No-Tillers If Proposed Trade Agreement Ratified

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on August 1, 2005 | Posted in Crop Protection

A proposed international trade agreement could lead to a huge increase in ethanol imports, which in turn could prevent no-tillers from capitalizing on the growing use of corn-based ethanol for fuel, according to a group critical of the trade proposal.

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