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No-Till Notes: Is It Time to Rebuild or Replace Your No-Till Planter?

Looking at the important role played by each piece of this machine will help you decide whether to re-tool your planter or buy a new one.

By Jim Leverich posted on November 14, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, No-Till 101

FOR US NO-TILLERS, planters are perhaps the most important tool on our farm. High yields are attainable when seeds are spaced evenly and planted at the right depth, without sidewall compaction and contact with residue.

White Planters Introduces 9000 Series with All-New 12-Row, Narrow-Transport Row-Crop Model

April 11, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

White Planters introduced its new 9000 Series, featuring the Model 9812-30 forward-fold, narrow-transport row-crop planter.

No-Till Notes

Some Tips To Consider For Prepping Your No-Till Planter

Bolt tightening, leveling, greasing and calibrating may be needed to make sure your no-till machine is ready to head into the field for planting.

By Jim Leverich posted on April 1, 2013 | Posted in Equipment

It’s time to think about reviewing your plans for the planting season, and there are four basic areas you may want to spend some time on.

It's Time For Planter Maintenance

February 5, 2013 | Posted in Equipment

Source: Penn State University

The quality of your corn stand will largely depend on planter performance, says Sjoerd Duiker, associate professor of soil management and applied soil physics at Penn State University.

The Next Frontier In Seed Placement Technology

From seed tubes and seed meters to ground sensors, new equipment coming on the scene can help no-tillers achieve more consistent stands and raise planting efficiency and yields.

By Clair Urbain posted on November 1, 2012 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Ag

The 2013 planting season will bring some innovations to no-till fields that promise to improve seed depth and spacing, and dramatically improve planting speed.

What I've Learned From No-Tilling: In Search Of No-Till Planting Perfection: For Himself And Others

Years of onfarm experimentation have made no-tiller Bill Lehmkuhl a pro at drawing out prime planter performance.

By Bill Lehmkuhl and Martha Mintz posted on April 1, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, No-Till 101

No-tilling for 32 years doesn't mean I know it all. Over the years, I've come up against many new no-till challenges I've had to solve. Some were easier to spot than others. Some I stumbled across by accident.

No-Till Notes

Start Your Engines, Get Ready to Plant

No-tillers must run through a checklist of maintenance and tune-up items before heading out to the fields with their planter.

By Jim Leverich posted on April 1, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

When planting season rolls around before long, the scene might remind you of what happens during the Indianapolis 500.

What I've Learned From No-Tilling: Equipment Dealer Brings No-Till Expertise To Growers

From the ABC's of no-till planters to how you can test your ag equipment dealer's no-till savvy, Dave Dum shares his knowledge

By Dave Dum and Ron Ross posted on March 1, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, No-Till 101

The steady growth of no-till farming in the Chesapeake Bay areas of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia has become a classic example of putting conservation farming methods to work to help save a major natural resource.

7 No-Till Planter Tune-Up Tips

Experts explain how getting planters into tip-top shape now can save time and money later, while improving yields

By Dan Zinkland posted on March 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment

With the planting season less than 2 months away, it’s time to make sure planters are in tip-top shape.

Do-All Rig Helps Produce Record-Breaking No-Till Yields

Equipment upgrades and expert advice are pushing this no-tiller’s fields to produce to their full capacity.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on October 1, 2009 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Ag

A multipurpose tool hooked to your belt is handy, but one trailing behind your tractor is even better.

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Strip Cropping and Interseeding Cover Crops with Marty Weiss

Capturing sunlight and keeping living roots in the ground as long as possible is the goal of Beaver Dam, Ws., no-tiller Marty Weiss. The co-chair of the Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil & Healthy Water talks about strip-cropping and interseeding cover crops at a field day in the summer of 2020.

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