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National No-Tillage Conference Outstanding Presentation Award Recipients

September 28, 2022

Each year we request feedback from our valued National No-Tillage Conference attendees regarding the presentations they participate in to determine who our top speakers are annually at the event. The following is a list of all recipients of the NNTC Outstanding Presentation Award based on attendee rankings.

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Soil Microbes Flourish in No-Till

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 17, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

No-tillers recognize the fact that the millions of microbes living underground in their fields are continually improving soil quality by cycling nutrients and turning residues into organic matter.

Take Out Those Weeds Early

Stealing moisture, nutrients, space and light, grasses and broadleaf weeds can end up being huge yield robbers in your no-tilled crops.

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2009 | Posted in Crop Protection

If you'd like to boost your no-till corn yields by 15 to 20 bushels an acre, the best place to start this spring may be with early season weed control.

Corn Doesn't Like The Sight Of Weeds

Ontario researcher says that corn’s negative reaction to weeds may have more to do with “seeing” them than competition for nutrients, moisture and sunlight.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Weeds compete with crops for light, moisture and nutrients. That’s one of the theories that you will hear from any class in college or a university system, Clarence Swanton admits.

Corn’s Ability to “See” Colors Yields Surprising Results

January 1, 2004 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

No-Tillers have long known that early season weeds often pose the greatest threat to corn yields, but one of the reasons why may surprise you.

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