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Is Corn Hybrid Switching Necessary?

May 6, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Source: Penn State Extension

As corn planting gets off to a slow start in many areas one concern is whether we should think about switching hybrids.

NNTC Brings Couple Together

November 1, 2007 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Sandy Cox, a software trainer from Missouri, spotted Denny Roth, a no-tiller from Indiana, during a break in the meetings at the 1999 National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis. She complimented his cowboy hat; he asked her to dance. It was the beginning of the rest of their lives — together.

Strip-Till Offers Consistency With Heavy Clay Soils

A need for better corn stands led these brothers to strip-till

By Susan K. Davis posted on October 1, 2006 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Source: 2006-10-01

Strip-tillage intrigued Todd and Greg Gustin of Washington Court House, Ohio. For several years, the brothers curiously watched their neighbor’s strip-till bar travel through the fields, the corn emerge quickly and the resulting higher yields.

No-Tilling Into Live Cover Crops Could Mean Early Seeding Benefits

Experimental system could protect soil and moisture while overcoming the problems of cold, wet ground.

By Frank Martin posted on November 1, 2005 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

Something has to change! For the third year in the past four, dry summer weather here in mid-Missouri severely reduced my dryland corn yields.

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What’s Bean Yield Potential?

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Are you ready for as high as 100-bushel yields in your no-till soybean fields? Don’t think those figures are so far-fetched, as research being done in Ohio indicates such no-till yields are possible.

No-Tilling When It's Only 14 Degrees

Thanks to polymer protected seed, this farmer is no-tiling on extremely cold November days 170 miles north of the Canadian border.

By Holly Gray posted on September 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

While the temperature may be brisk, fall seeding has definitely paid off for Saskatchewan no-tiller Gerry Willerth.

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Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.

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