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More No-Tilling Options Available With New Equipment On The Market

As no-tilling continues to spread, manufacturers take notice and provide new machinery to help with conservation tillage. Here’s a look at some of the choices offered, many of which were introduced at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky.

By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 2005 | Posted in Equipment

Rotary Harrow Makes Good No-Till Tool For Seeding Cover Crops

These machines have caught the eye of no-tillers because they only work the top inch or so of soil without causing major soil disturbance.

By Ron Ross posted on December 1, 2004 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection

An unexpected Phillips rotary harrow was a good fit this year for Foundation Feeders, located near Spring Grove, Minn. Jim Holty, a partner with his brother Ron in the custom heifer raising service, won a year’s use of the harrow at the 2004 National No-Tillage Conference in Des Moines. Jim manages the agronomy side of the business while Ron concentrates on the livestock operation.

New Phosphorus Fertilizer Treatment May Significantly Improve Yields

Field tests indicate that compound boosts crop development by preventing chemical fixation, allowing nutrient uptake. Product could hit full market in 2005.

By Ron Perszewski posted on July 1, 2004 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Imgaine gaining 20 more bushels of corn per acre or similarly significant jumps in soybean, wheat and other crop yields. It could be possible next year just just by treating the phosphorus applied to your no-till fields with a new compound designed to improve uptake of the nutrient.

Looking Down On Soil Life

What goes on in the top 2 inches of your no-tilled soil is especially important after the growing season.

By Dave Ernst posted on August 1, 2003 | Posted in Soil Health

When you walk across a no-till field, Jill Clapperton says you’re walking on the rooftop of a bustling community. No-tilled soils teem with life, and with the right management techniques, you can use these busy organisms to your benefit, says the the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada soil biologist stationed at the Lethbridge Research Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Without No-Till, Farming Wouldn't Be As Enjoyable

With a 4,800-acre farming operation, this family’s entire way of life is tied to no-till.

By Ron Ross and Rodney Rulon posted on August 1, 2003

No one thing got us into no-till, but every year we find more reasons to stay with it. In the 1970s and early 1980s, our farm management included my father, Doyle, my Uncle Jerry and a cousin, Roy. They had given up the moldboard plow in the 1970s and had switched to a chisel plow system, but were still doing a lot of tillage.

Small Details Make Big Difference

Attention to detail in fertility placement, planting date, timing of applications and even no-till equipment weight definitely pay.

By Lynn Grooms posted on June 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

For Mike Guetterman, who farms 7,000 no-till acres with his father and brothers, small details make a big difference in the success of a continuous no-till program.

Let Cover Crops Trim Your Herbicide Costs

With nitrogen and weed control costs going up, here’s plenty of South America ammunition on the benefits of keeping your no-till fields covered all year long.

By Jordanna Smida posted on August 1, 2001 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

If you're looking for ways to trim no-till herbicide bills, research done in Paraguay indicates seeding cover crops can help you get the job done. Keeping the soil covered can be an effective way to reduce weed concerns when no-tilling.

Getting More Bang from No-Tilled Phosphorus

Make sure you aren’t wasting dollars on this essential no-till nutrient.

By Lynn Grooms posted on April 1, 2001 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Applying the smallest amount of phosphate for the biggest bang for the buck is what your goal should be. A small amount of seed-placed phosphate can do that, maintains Terry Good, sales manager for the Canadian operations of Na-Churs Alpine Solutions in New Hamburg, Ontario.

Nitrogen Management Vs. No-Till

Check out ways no-tillers are doing a better job of applying nutrients in the face of growing environmental concerns.

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2000 | Posted in Nutrient Management

With nitrogen management becoming even more important, No-Till Farmer readers have shared a wealth of valuable ideas for helping protect the environment.

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Batting No-Till Nitrogen Concerns

Check these discussions about nitrogen use at our No-Till Farmer Web site: www.no-tillfarmer.com

By Holly Gray posted on September 1, 2000 | Posted in Nutrient Management

The best methods to apply nitrogen for no-till corn and dealing with a soybean crop that has little nodulation are among the topics discussed recently on the No-Till Farmer sponsored Web site Bulletin Board.

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