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Fare-Thee-Well John Deere Moldboard Plow 3710

By Brian O'Connor posted on June 23, 2022 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Soil Health

The company will no longer take orders for the model 3710 moldboard plow, citing changing tillage practices among farmers.

Is the Plow Going Extinct?

January 3, 2017 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment

Source: Kiplinger

Kiplinger predicts the moldboard plow will soon be an item that will disappear forever, as "modern farmers have little use for it."

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Do Moldboard Plows And Other Intensive Tillage Tools Need to Start Carrying A Cigarette-Style Warning?

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2014 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

John Baker maintains the consequences of plowing today are serious enough that tillage tools should come with warning labels that are similar to cigarettes.

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New Zealand Ag Engineer Questions Whether Moldboard Plows And Other Intensive Tillage Tools Need to Start Carrying A Cigarette-Style Warning

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2014

John Baker maintains the consequences of plowing today are serious enough that tillage tools should come with warning labels that are similar to cigarettes.

Vertical Tillage: A Gateway Tool To, Or Away, From Conservation?

A growing number of no-tillers are using vertical tillage to overcome challenges in their fields, while maintaining residue on the surface.

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

Purists may cringe at the thought, but an increasing number of “no-tillers” are folding vertical tillage into their operations.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till To Stop Erosion Before It Starts!

With faith that no-till is totally compatible with Mother Nature, this Iowan believes it represents farming’s future both economically and environmentally.

By Jerry Crew and Ron Ross posted on July 1, 2003 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Soil Health

During my 13 years in the Air Force after graduating from Iowa State University in 1956, a lot of things changed. In the military, I was part of a two-man team that flew the experimental SR-71, which became the world’s fastest airplane. It still holds speed records of more than 2,000 miles per hour.

Plows And History Do Mix!

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2003 | Posted in Equipment

Last summer, Pam and I took our three oldest grandchildren on a 3-day trip that centered around the use of the moldboard plow. Even though we certainly don’t encourage No-Till Farmer readers to use the moldboard plow, it played a key role in this family trip to look at farming history.

On The No-Till Soapbox With Jerry Crew

Views on compaction, biotechnology, ripping, erosion and plenty more.

By Jordanna Smida posted on November 1, 2001 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

No-tiller Jerry Crew may be outspoken and not always tactful, but he always means to be respectful when he steps onto his no-till soapbox.

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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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