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No-Till Takeaways: November 2025

November 13, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Water Management

Below are key no-till takeaways from several of the features found in the November 2025 issue of No-Till Farmer.

No-Till Takeaways: August 2025

August 9, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Residue Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Below are key no-till takeaways from several of the features found in the August 2025 issue of No-Till Farmer.

Your No-Till History

When Equipment Firms Hated No-Till

Widespread acceptance of no-till from equipment companies didn't happen overnight

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 9, 2024 | Posted in Equipment

Today’s no-tillers can choose from a variety of planters, drills and air seeders not only from shortline manufacturers, but the major equipment companies as well. That wasn’t always the case. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.

Rethinking the Double-Disc Opener on No-Till Planters

More than 50 years of study & development in New Zealand form background of Cross Slot low-disturbance no-till openers

By Dan Crummett posted on September 4, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting

While Cross Slot USA isn’t exactly a household name among Great Plains and Corn Belt no-tillers, over the past 25 years, the company has become a popular OEM for direct-seeding tools for growers.

Frankly Speaking

Tractors with Enough Horses to Pull a 114-Row No-Till Planter

By Frank Lessiter posted on May 30, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

With John Deere’s recent introduction of the 9RX series of high-horsepower tractors, farmers have the potential to get much more cropping work done in a day.

[Podcast] Part 2: Respecting & Restoring the Land with No-Till Legend Ray McCormick

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick takes us on a tour of some of the farm and wetland projects he’s completed around Vincennes.

By Michaela Paukner posted on April 12, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Down Force, In-Furrow Systems Top No-Till Planter Wish Lists

Asked what they would upgrade on their planters if given $50,000, no-tillers list down force, in-furrow systems, section control & residue managers as top updates

By Dan Crummett posted on January 26, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

If gifted $50,000 during winter maintenance time, planter down force systems seem to be high on the wish list for no-tillers who responded to a recent, non-scientific poll by No-Till Farmer.

Kentucky No-Till Pioneer Recognized for Decades of Education & Advocacy Work

By Christopher Carney posted on January 19, 2024

Source: Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Rankin Powell, University of Kentucky alumnus and retired extension agent from the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, is honored with the Shirley H. Phillips No-Till Award for his lifelong devotion to promoting no-till practices.

Winter Maintenance Tips for Your No-Till Planter

Check these wear point fundamentals & non-wear points on your no-till planter to ensure it’s ready for spring

By Dan Crummett posted on October 11, 2023 | Posted in Equipment

Each year, Bruce Waibel sees scores of planters come through Solid Rock Ag Solutions, his business in northwest Indiana that takes care of “all things planter.”

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[Video] Walk-Through: Highly Modified Case IH 1200 Pivot-Fold No-Till Planter

June 30, 2023 | Posted in Equipment

James Hepp, a no-tiller from Rockwell City, Iowa, walks through the modifications he made on his 2006 Case IH 1200 pivot-fold planter, including updating the row units to John Deere 2017 MaxEmerge 5 row units.

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