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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Why I Don’t Farm Every Acre of My Land

Removing marginal acres from production protects planted acres from wildlife & builds soil for future generations.

By Martha Mintz and Doug Doughty posted on March 29, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

My farming goals differ at 64 from what they were at 44. Profit is, of course, still a driver, but I’m not as interested in fine-tuning yields or producing bin-busting crops.

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No-Till Highlights: Week of April 27, 2022

By Brian O'Connor posted on April 27, 2022

No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. “No-Till Farmer's Best of the Web" is brought to you by Mixmate by PRAXIDYN.

6 Tips for Maintaining No-Till Coulters

April 16, 2021 | Posted in Equipment

For no-tillers who choose to use coulters, here are a few upkeep tips.

No-Till Roundtable

If you could create the perfect no-till planter, what would it do that your current planter doesn’t do?

January 2, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Hydraulic down pressure, spoked closing wheels, multi-hybrid seeding capabilities...these characteristics and many more made it onto the wish list in our recent reader poll. Find out which other features made the cut for our fantasy no-till planter.

Throwback Thursday

The Story Behind Allis-Chalmers No-Til Planters

February 8, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Soil Health

An instrumental piece of equipment for no-tilling, Allis-Chalmers developed the No-Til coulter to limit the amount of soil turned over when creating a seedbed for planting.

Winter Cover, Better Spraying Build Stronger Soil, Cleaner Fields

Kentucky no-tiller Jack Estes is seeing promising results from keeping his fields covered as much as possible, switching up herbicides and improving sprayer performance.

By Laura Barrera posted on November 14, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

The Estes family may have adopted no-till in 1983 to avoid picking rocks, but in the 32 years since they’ve seen many more advantages to giving up the plow.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

It Pays To Listen To Your Dad About No-Till

Twenty-three years after his father suggested they no-till, Wisconsin farmer Dan Stokes no-tills corn as early as possible, grows diverse rotations, custom no-tills and milks cows, too.

By Dan Stokes and Ron Ross posted on July 1, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Twenty-five years ago, my father, Loren Stokes, and I milked and fed a 100-cow dairy herd and were also tilling about 300 acres of farmland. Needless to say, we were busy daylight to dark. We both decided we were working too hard.

Father And Daughter Make Great No-Till Team

She’s a crop scout, he has 40 years of no-till experience and together they win with non-GMO soybeans and reduced herbicide rates.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on August 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management

Every youth that has heard stories of their parents walking to school uphill both ways in waist-deep snow knows that things were more difficult in the past.

Removing No-Till Obstacles

Residue managers should move trash so gauge wheels run level, drop seed consistently and produce uniform, high-yielding stands.

By Phil Needham posted on May 1, 2009 | Posted in Residue Management

No-tilling corn and soybeans presents many challenges to producers across the country, especially within continuous corn and other high-residue environments.

The No-Till Answer Man!

As part of this continuing series, an Indiana farmer tackles your most frequently asked no-tilling questions.

By Stanley Smock posted on December 1, 2001 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

As part of this continuing series, an Indiana farmer tackles your most frequently asked no-tilling questions. Remember that your particular farming circumstances may result in entirely different answers to these particular concerns.

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