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Checklist for Planter Maintenance and Setup

March 24, 2015 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting

Ohio State University shares 7 maintenance items to do before heading into the field, and the 4 things no-tillers should check once they're in the field.

Time For No-Till Planter Maintenance Is Now

January 13, 2014 | Posted in Equipment

Source: By Sjoerd Duiker, Penn State Extension

Issues with yield reductions in no-tillage can often be traced back to failure to guarantee accurate seed placement.

Kinze Offers Grain Cart Maintenance Tips

August 6, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Kinze Manufacturing

Efficiency is key when it comes to harvest, and this has become even more important in recent years as farm sizes increase yet the amount of time to harvest remains the same.

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.

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 Equipment, Seeding & Planting

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.

Advice From Planter Pros Worth Heeding

January 30, 2012 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting

Planter experts have numerous boxes they encourage producers to check off before they leave the shop for another planting season.

Tips For Maintaining Uniform Spray Application

April 13, 2011 | Posted in Equipment

Source: By John Fulton, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Modern technologies on sprayers require proper setup, operation, calibration and maintenance.

5 Ways to Improve Your No-Till Corn Planter

Before you drop seed into the ground this spring, consider these planter set-up techniques to improve your planting performance.

By Phil Needham posted on April 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment

The healthy futures prices for crop commodities probably has you chomping at the bit to get into the field and begin no-tilling your crops.

No-Till Goes Wild

No-tilling $1,000 of wildflower seed per acre helps bring color to Iowa interstates.

By Jordanna Smida posted on October 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

When you talk about driving through the Midwest one of the first things that comes to mind are the miles and miles of corn fields. The state of Iowa is hoping to change that perception.

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