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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Willingness to Change Keeps No-Tillers in the Field

The Auer family keeps pushing their no-till legacy ahead with equipment adaptations and improved rotations to rejuvenate fields.

By Mitchell Auer posted on October 21, 2018 | Posted in Residue Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

My family farms on what is known as the Comanche Flats just northwest of Billings, Mont. As the name implies, the terrain is relatively level — in fact, the plow horses my great grandfather used to work the land were likely grateful for — so erosion isn’t a major concern for us.

Considerations for Timing of Cheatgrass Herbicides on Wheat

October 17, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Kansas State University Extension

Should growers who want to treat their wheat fields with a cheatgrass herbicide spend the money and apply it this fall or wait until spring to see if the wheat is going to yield enough to pay for it? Kansas State University Extension weed management specialist Dallas Peterson offers some suggestions.

Timing of Cheatgrass Herbicides on Wheat

October 24, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Kansas State University Extension

Kansas State University Extension says that the most commonly used cheatgrass herbicides are most effective when applied in the fall, especially for control of downy brome.

Faith in No-Till Brings Changes to Plains Farm

No-tiller Steve Pope is working with cover crops and interseeding on the family’s Oklahoma farm to improve crop diversity, reduce weed pressure and rebuild worn-out soils.

By John Dobberstein posted on June 11, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

About a decade ago, the Pope family in western Oklahoma reached a point where the equipment they used for conventional tillage was worn out.

Controlling Early Spring Weeds in Native Grass

By Bruce Anderson posted on April 9, 2015

Early spring weeds such as cheatgrass, wild oats, and downy brome often are a problem in native grasses, but you can limit their damage through grazing or herbicides.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till Farm Success By Staying The Course

Expanding South Dakota family operation uses technology, crop diversity and better equipment to make no-till work in a limited-moisture climate

By Ralph Holzwarth and Ron Ross posted on January 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Ten years ago, when our operation was featured in No-Till Farmer, I told the editors that I would stay with no-tillage regardless of what happened.

Number-Crunching No-Tiller Makes Management Strategies Pay

Producing seed, renting combines and growing nitrogen all pencil out for these Montana no-till farming partners.

By Martha Mintz posted on December 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

In an area where dirt, wheat and dirt is considered rotation, no-tiller Scott Glasscock stands out.

No-Till Wins Dryland Battles

When pouring on the water, these ranchers have a good reason to till. But for conserving water, no-till is definitely the answer.

September 1, 1999 | Posted in Water Management

Growing continious irrigated corn, Kevin Penny isn’t fully convinced no-till is the way to go. But when it comes to dryland acres where water is a major concern, no-till definitely is the way he likes to farm.

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