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How to Successfully Manage No-Till Corn-on-Corn Acres

March 18, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Thanks to advances in corn hybrid genetics, nitrogen stabilizers and crop protection products, corn-on-corn acres are a popular choice amongst farmers.

Making Continuous Corn Work

November 19, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management

Source: Iowa State University

Yield drag is widely associated with continuous corn as a result of the cooler and wetter soils, nitrogen (N) immobilization, increased disease risk, and allelopathy which often result from high corn residue volume. Follow these tips from Iowa State University for the best possible corn-on-corn results.

No-Till Creates Path to Success for Young Wisconsin Brothers

Tough lessons about farm management lead brothers Andy and Anthony Beck to no-till. Improved profits and healthier soils turned them into dedicated practitioners.

By Julia Gerlach posted on May 25, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

For many farmers, it can take years to make the transition from traditional tillage to no-till practices, often starting with a small field and adding acres each year.

No-Till And Strip-Till: The Best Of Both Worlds

Precision technology, cover crops and innovative equipment are helping Indiana no-tiller and strip-tiller Mike Shuter and sons get the most out of two different conservation-tillage systems.

By John Dobberstein and Jack Zemlicka posted on February 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Strip-Till Farming

The 1980s were difficult times for farmers, and it was no different for Mike Shuter and his family. Hoping to make due with less, they looked to no-till to reduce fuel, labor and expenses, with the hope of maintaining yields.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Accepting and Conquering the No-Till Challenge

Advanced equipment, tiling and healthy soils help veteran Ohio no-tiller Keith Kemp in his quest for 300-bushel corn and 100-bushel soybeans.

By Keith Kemp and Martha Mintz posted on December 1, 2013 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Nutrient Management

"No-Till fascinates me. It appeals to the part of my personality that likes a challenge."

Tips For Making No-Tilled Corn-On-Corn Successful

No-tillers and planter experts share their advice in working through tough corn residue and achieving good stands in continuous corn.

By Laura Barrera posted on November 1, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Price advantages. Nutrient management. Increasing organic matter. Soil types. There are many reasons a no-tiller may decide to work with a corn-on-corn rotation, but continuous no-till corn isn’t absent of challenges.

Understanding The Continuous Corn Yield Penalty

March 21, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

As escalating corn prices have encouraged many farmers to switch to growing corn continuously, they wonder why they have been seeing unusually high yield reductions over the past several years.

Turning Unwanted Discs Into A No-Till Asset

A Kansas farmer invented a five-sided, vertical-tillage blade that he says puts crop residue in touch with soil microbes but still protects the benefits of no-till.

By John Dobberstein posted on December 1, 2012 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management

When Henry Falk was growing up on his farm, if a piece of machinery — new or used — wasn’t doing the job, his father would haul it to his shop and rebuild it with a torch and welder to make it work better.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Using The Right Tools Brings No-Till Success

Doug Gronau believes technology can boost no-till profitability, but it must produce a quick return on investment.

By Doug Gronau and Martha Mintz posted on October 1, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Nutrient Management

Returning to no-till after a 30-plus year hiatus was really a homecoming for my family. My father no-tilled in the 1960s, but moved away from the practice due to the lack of mechanical and herbicide options we needed to make no-till work.

Ingenious Toolbar Offers Great Capacity, Flexibility For Strip-Tiller

Shane Houck designed a 60-foot-wide, front-folding-frame toolbar for strip-tilling, planting corn and soybeans and sidedressing corn, too.

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

Just down the road from the machine shed of Pennville, Ind., strip-tiller Shane Houck, a tan boulder stands halfway between the edge of the cornfield and the county blacktop. Cut into the top of the rock is the inscription, “Houck Homestead Farm 1838.”

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