No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's world from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web:
- Pre-Planting Clinic Focuses on No-Till & Cover Crop Management Practices
- A Quick & Easy Way to Calibrate a No-Till Drill
- Early Planting for Profitable No-Till Soybeans & High Yields
- No-Tiller Shares Video of Unique Instrument Tied Directly to Cover Crops & Agriculture
- ‘A Must-Have Drill for No-Tilling’
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Pre-Planting Clinic Focuses on No-Till & Cover Crop Management Practices
Ralph Weninger of Rubicon, Wis., shared his cover crop and no-till best practices at a recent pre-planting clinic. The event also featured info about cover crop drone seeding as well as a presentation by weed scientist Rodrigo Werle.
Photo by: Gloria Hafemeister
A Quick & Easy Way to Calibrate a No-Till Drill
How do you calibrate a no till drill? In this video, Rob Dowdle of Dowdle Family Farms demonstrates how he calibrates his LMC Ag no-till drill. While this process works for all ground driven no-till drills, Dowdle says the formula will change. He uses a spreadsheet formula to calculate the correct weight of the seed for his operation.
Early Planting for Profitable No-Till Soybeans & High Yields
In this video, learn some key tips that can help you maximize your chances of success with no-till soybeans including insights into the ideal planting window, cover crop termination and the power of planter box additives.
No-Tiller Shares Video of Unique Instrument Tied Directly to Cover Crops & Agriculture
In this video, shared by Holtwood, Pa., no-tiller Steve Groff, check out this band that’s using guitars made from hemp at the NoCo Hemp Expo in Colorado.
‘A Must-Have Drill for No-Tilling’
In this video, watch as Horsch product manager Jeremy Hughes discusses the features on the Horsch Avatar SD40 integral fill single-disk drill. Some features include a pneumatic distribution system, a unique chassis system, a single rank toolbar and more.
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Best of the Web This Week is brought to you by GBGI Inc.
Maximize yield and eliminate costly downtime with GBGI’s planter row unit wear parts. The durable material and unique processes that we use to craft our American made products will ensure that planters spend more time in the field and less time in the shop. We are a family-owned business that takes pride in the support we are able to offer growers and dealers alike.
