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Case IH, Raven Launch Autonomous Spreader

August 30, 2022 | Posted in Equipment, Spraying Equipment

Unveiled at Farm Progress Show 2022, the equipment targets demand for autonomous equipment to help solve labor challenges and increase productivity.

Loftness Introduces 12-Ton Spreaders for Fertilizer, Lime Applications

February 23, 2019 | Posted in Equipment

Loftness, manufacturer of fertilizer handling equipment, grain-bagging equipment, crop shredders and vegetation management equipment expands lineup of FertiLogix lime/fertilizer spreaders.

SOYL Introduces Variable Rate App for iPad

January 20, 2015 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Source: SOYL

Growers can now manage precision farming tasks direct from the tractor cab with the first variable rate application system to run on a tablet.

High-Tech Tools To Manage No-Till Residue From The Combine

New technologies are coming online to help no-tillers spread residue evenly across ever-growing header widths, and set the stage for successful no-till planting the following season.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2014 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management

Had someone told Kelly Kravig 20 years ago that 500-horsepower combines would be rumbling through fields at harvest, the Case IH combine marketing manager and western Kansas grain farmer would have been skeptical at the very least.

Livestock, Covers Add Diversity For Enterprising No-Tiller

Byron Richard’s once wheat-dominated farm in North Dakota is now home to many different crops — including livestock — after his commitment to no-till practices.

By Martha Mintz posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Equipment

Third-generation farmer Byron Richard seems to always find himself in the center of big changes in his tiny community.

No-Till Notes

Fix Little Things To Boost Combine Performance

Checking belts, chains, elevators, fluids and more are important tasks before no-tillers take to the fields for harvest.

By Jim Leverich posted on August 1, 2012 | Posted in Equipment

Pre-season combine maintenance not only saves you time at harvest, but may also help you harvest more grain.

Noted Soil Scientist Taps BBI Spreaders For “Subsurfer” Prototype Development

November 15, 2010 | Posted in Equipment

Source: BBI Spreaders

BBI Spreaders announces that it is working in conjunction with Dr. Dan Pote at the ARS Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center in Booneville, AK to develop new patented technology for a machine that injects dry poultry litter and composted cattle manure below the soil surface of pastures and no-till fields.

No-Till Makes Effective Use Of Limited Moisture

Rotations are the key to turning out good no-till profits in limited rainfall areas.

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2006 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

Art Schultheis relies on no-till to get the best possible return from his 1,100 acre operation, which receives an average annual rainfall of only 18 to 20 inches.

Successful No-Tilling Starts At Harvest

Effective residue management is the first step to minimize numerous no-till concerns.

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2005 | Posted in Residue Management

Properly handling straw, chaff and stalks as they exit the combine is key to managing your residue throughout the year with no-till. It’s due to the fact that effective residue management influences erosion control, moisture conservation, seed placement, fertilizer distribution, crop emergence and weed control.

Try These Proven No-Till Residue Management Tricks

Regardless of where you farm or the crops you grow, study these solid residue management lessons from no-tillers growing high-yielding grain crops.

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2005 | Posted in Residue Management

Just because you concentrate on no-tilling corn, soybeans or another crop doesn’t mean you can’t pick up plenty of yield-building residue management tricks from other growers. To do a better job of managing residues, check out how these eight Pacific Northwest and western Canadian growers go about managing residues for top profit.

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Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.

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