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Tractor Costs Are More Than You Think

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 17, 2026 | Posted in Equipment

There’s a gigantic difference in overall tractor costs between a no-tiller and a neighbor doing two-pass chisel plow/disc tillage on 1,000 acres of corn with a 240-horsepower tractor.

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Tiling Poorly-Drained Soils Can Boost Yields & Gross Revenue

Purdue study shows economic, soil health & conservation improvements through tiling naturally-occurring wet soils, along with timely early-season planting

By Dan Crummett posted on November 21, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

More than 35 years of research shows growers with “high water-table” soils can reap corn yield benefits from subsurface tiling and, at the same time, improve the effectiveness of their conservation practices.

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Corn Belt Data Doesn’t Reveal True No-Till Story

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 13, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Results from a recent Purdue Univ. 10-year analysis of Corn Belt farm records do not show no-till in a very favorable light.

Identifying Nutrient Deficiencies in Soybeans

By Dorivar Ruiz Diaz posted on July 5, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

Source: Kansas State Extension

As the growing season for soybeans progresses, the plants may begin showing signs of chlorosis or other leaf discoloration in all or parts of the field. There may be many causes of this discoloration. Nutrient deficiencies are one possibility.

When Will Our Current Herbicides Stop Working?

By Noah Newman posted on March 25, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection

Diversity is not just important for cover crops and rotations, but also for herbicides, says Bryan Young, professor of weed science at Purdue University.

Yes, He's a Regenerative Agriculture Skeptic

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 16, 2025

When the principles of regenerative ag are broken down to their core components, Shane Thomas sees it as a bundling of practices with the aim of “regenerating” the soil (an outcome), including increasing organic matter (soil carbon) encouraging biological activity and mitigating soil erosion.

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Drainage for the Long Haul

November 20, 2024

No-Till Innovator, Dr. Eileen J. Kladivko is Professor of Agronomy at Purdue University, where she teaches and does research and extension in soil physics, soil health, and soil management.

Thinking About Using a Drone for Weed Control? Here Are Some Tips

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones can cover hundreds of acres in an hour & provide a birds-eye view of fields at the canopy level. But there are challenges to consider as well.

By Téalin Robinson posted on October 29, 2024 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Drones have increased in popularity among no-tillers the last decade, but their return on investment is not yet proven.

Wildfire Threat, Solution for Control Not a Friend to No-Tillers

By John Dobberstein and Kim Schmidt posted on October 10, 2024 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

Drought conditions, paired with high winds, are causing an increased fire threat. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, much of the High Plains are in some level of drought. At the same time, corn harvest is ongoing and there’s always a risk of an equipment-related fire could start.

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Color-Coding Plant Disease in the Field to Improve Fungicide Timing

Startup company & Purdue harness corn DNA to allow the plant to signal when fungal spores are present on leaves

By Dan Crummett posted on October 10, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

If having the ability to get a 7-10-day early warning on plant disease in your no-till corn crop interests you, that possibility may be in your crop protection arsenal quicker than you think.

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