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Stopping Erosion, Moisture Loss with No-Till

October 21, 2016 | Posted in Equipment

Ron Neises and his son, Ethan, discuss why they switched to no-till practices in 1996 on their 2,600-acre operation near Belle Plaine, Kan., and the different components they’ve added to their John Deere 7200 planter that include Dawn row cleaners and Dawn Curvetine closing wheels.

Precise Fertility and Seeding Tames Heavy No-Tilled Soils

John Hundley is using no-till, cover crops and precision technology to farm more profitably and efficiently on his eastern Virginia farm.

By John Dobberstein posted on May 14, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting

TO SAY SOILS on John Hundley’s farm are difficult might be somewhat of an understatement, and paired with Mother Nature’s fickleness that makes his management decisions even tougher.

Precision Tune-Up Pays Off with Big No-Till Dividends

Indiana no-tillers Nathan Lykins and Paul Ketner are using variable-rate planting and fertilizer applications to break through yield barriers.

By John Dobberstein posted on October 26, 2015 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

Rolling terrain, variable soil types and all-or-nothing precipitation events can bring a challenge for even the most seasoned no-tillers.

Cover Crops, Manure Key to Farm’s No-Till Evolution

Gordon and Jeff Smiley are finding quick success with a one-two nutrient punch from fall manure application and cover-crop cocktails.

By John Dobberstein posted on July 23, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Having no-tilled soybeans for many years, Gordon and Jeff Smiley faced a more difficult task 4 years ago, switching to no-tilled corn instead of holding on to their conventional system.

Strip-Tilling Helps Farmers Warm Up Soils, Increase Yields

Being patient, managing soil drainage and using RTK and implement steering helps Iowa strip-tillers succeed.

By Dan Zinkland posted on October 1, 2010 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Strip-tilling helps manage residue, increase continuous-corn yields and protect the soil, say four Iowa strip-tillers and an ag retailer who have been using the system for years.

Lifelong Learning Serves Nebraska No-Tiller Well

Subsurface drip irrigation and no-till save water, time and money, while boosting corn, soybean and grain sorghum yields

By Dan Zinkland posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

Nebraska no-tiller Kurt Torell readily volunteers that he didn’t like school. After graduating from high school in 1978, he began farming with his family.

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