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No-Till, Cover Crops and Data Help Coax Yields from Thin Soils

Cecil and Steele Byrum pull out all the stops to produce quality crops on the thin, sandy coastal soils of southeast Virginia.

By Cecil Byrum and Martha Mintz posted on May 13, 2017 | Posted in Residue Management, Precision Agriculture, Water Management

Cecil and Steele Byrum pull out all the stops to produce quality crops on the thin, sandy coastal soils of southeast Virginia.

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Assess Runoff Risk To Keep More Nutrients In No-Tilled Fields

Using split ‘N’ applications, covers and advanced fertilizer products can improve yields and fight negative perceptions about farming.

By Daniel Davidson posted on November 1, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Let’s be honest, farming creates a risk that fertilizers and manures applied won’t always stay there. And when that happens we’re put in the spotlight, as you’ve seen with recent news reports about algal blooms contaminating popular waterways.

Making ‘Never-Till’ Corn Yields That Are Fit For A King

Cover crops, split nitrogen, fungicide applications and higher organic matter are helping Rigdon Farms make a hard run at 300-bushel corn.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

Three decades of no-till, or “never till” as John Rigdon calls it, is certainly long enough to establish a tradition at Rigdon Farms, but that’s only part of the story.

20 Ways To Shave Your Nitrogen Rates Without Nicking Yields

Stung by roller-coaster prices, no-tillers are scrutinizing one of their most expensive inputs and living with less applied nitrogen.

By Martha Mintz posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

Economic, conservation and scientific reasons appear to be pushing no-tillers toward applying less nitrogen in their fields.

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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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