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No-Till Corn Champ Offers His Tips For Success

Continually feeding the corn plant and micronutrients are among the things that work for Virginia no-tiller David Hula.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on July 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

While it might seem hard to believe, the no-tiller who grew the highest yields in the nation last year calls corn just a rotational crop. That’s because David Hula has a thriving soybean and small grains seed production business.

Happy Worms Mean More Profitable No-Till Yields

Michigan producer creates a nearly perfect no-till ecosystem with the help of night crawlers.

By Mark Moore posted on July 1, 2008 | Posted in Soil Health

Jim Brushaber’s farm may not look different on the surface, but he invites you to dig a little deeper.

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Making Early Summer Scouting Pay

If late planting leads to your no-till crops canopying 2 or 3 weeks later than normal, early weed control is critical.

By Jim Leverich posted on July 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Now's a great time to head out to your no-till fields and scout for weeds, insects and other pests. Many of you will be putting on your second pass of herbicides and/or applying a second pass where it turned out that the one-pass weed control system wasn’t adequate.

A Change In Weed Control?

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

Those number on your glyphosate bill are going to look a lot larger. In fact, glyphosate prices have doubled from a year ago, and could perhaps triple in some cases.

Buying Or Fine-Tuning A Sprayer? Here Are Factors To Consider

By Ron Perszewski posted on January 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection

Timing probably ranks as the most important issue in farming, especially when it comes to spraying, says Phil Needham, a widely known ag consultant and a National No-Tillage Conference speaker.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Weigh Options, Make Adjustments, Enjoy The Progress

By Gary Sommers and Ron Ross posted on January 1, 2008 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment

The shift to continuous no-tilling on our farm has more or less followed the development of planting equipment suited to this method of farming. Rock County, Wis., which borders northern Illinois, is the top soybean producing county in the state.

No-Till Versus Organic Debate Heating Up, Lines Being Drawn

No-till supporters acknowledge increasing public sentiment for organic farming but say science, despite faulty research, still shows that no-till is better.

By Ron Perszewski posted on November 1, 2007 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Shots are being fired in what could conceivably grow into a battle between no-tillers and organic farmers for federal funding and consumer food dollars. Both sides are claiming the high ground for their path to sustainable, profitable farming, and no-tillers aren’t backing down as organic farming advocates gain a foothold with the general population and even an occasional researcher.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Get Started Right And Keep Advancing As Fields Change

Deep-slot machine aided the transition to no-tilling, now strip-tilling will help make corn on corn as viable and profitable as possible.

By Phil Pinch and Ron Ross posted on July 1, 2007 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Our gradual transition to conservation tillage began 43 years ago when we parked the moldboard plow and hooked onto a chisel plow in 1964.

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No-Till Planting Update: Potential Slug Problem?

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, Westville, Ind., no-tiller Jeff Herrold provides an update on how planting is going so far, and why a potential problem with slugs is causing some early-season anxiety. Herrold also explains why he prefers to plant soybeans before corn.

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