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Do Cover Crops Cause Yield Drag in No-Till?

By Amanda Kautz posted on January 30, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Farm Progress

Many benefits of a cover crop being integrated into a crop rotation are long term and multi-year. The longer the system is in place, the more resilient the soil and the more benefits are realized.

Making the Most Out of Yield Data

July 20, 2016 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Precision agriculture has many benefits, but the results are only as good as the data provided. Yield monitors and GPS receivers can reveal much about a field's performance at harvest time

Machinery Buys Fall Further in 2015

While equipment purchases declined for a second straight year, no-tillers spent more than they anticipated even with lower grain prices.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on April 17, 2015 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Residue Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

For the second straight year, equipment purchases by no-tillers declined over the previous year. The drop in grain prices in 2014 certainly seemed to have an impact, as the average reader of No-Till Farmer eased back purchases from a farm average of $87,921 in 2014 to $64,938 ahead of the 2015 cropping season.

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YieldGard Corn Rootworm Product Approval Coming Soon

November 1, 2001 | Posted in Crop Protection

With approval pending from the Environmental Protection Agency, Monsanto expects to have a limited amount of a new corn rootworm product on the market for use next spring.

Spring Strip-Tilling Works!

Tackling the challenges and sticking to the basics can improve your strip-tilling success.

By Katherine Meitner posted on September 1, 2000 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Every no-tiller has one trick or idea that they absolutely can’t live without. For David Linn in Correctionville, Iowa, it’s strip-tilling in the spring instead of the fall.

Test Plot Design Gets Easier

The split-planter comparison methods provides a simple, reliable way to gather highly valuable on-farm yield data.

By Julie Orchard posted on August 1, 1998 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Yield monitors are an unparalleled data-collection device for on-farm testing, says Tom Doerge, Pioneer precision farming specialist.

Calibrate, Calibrate, Calibrate

By Darrell Bruggink posted on June 1, 1998 | Posted in Equipment

If no-tillers want the full benefits of Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) with adjustable rates, they better take the time to make sure equipment is calibrated properly.

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Kinze Innovation Day Showcases No-Till, Strip-Till Equipment

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, a big piece of equipment is unveiled at the Kinze Product Innovation Day in Williamsburg, Iowa.

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