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[Webinar] Improving the Performance of No-Till Drills

March 7, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Precision Agriculture

This webinar, sponsored by Exapta Solutions, helps you look closely at your no-till drill setup to improve seed spacing and placement for better stands and yield potential. Get proven techniques and top-notch tips to improve the poor seed placement common with no-till drills and help them perform more like no-till planters from the late Exapta founder, Matt Hagny. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]

Remlinger Mfg. Introduces 2300 Series Drill

October 26, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Remlinger Manufacturing Company

New 2300 series small seed, no-till drill from Remlinger Mfg.

[Video] Double Cropping Millet into No-Till Wheat Stubble

October 12, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Ted Kahler

Ted Kahler, farming and raising cattle in south central South Dakota, drills two millet varieties into no-till wheat stubble.

From the Desk of John Dobberstein

Putting No-Till Faith to the Test

With all the bad press of late about farming systems failing, it's nice to see stories about growers seeking out no-till and regenerative farming practices as the solution.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 23, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Soil Health, Water Management

With all the bad press of late about farming systems failing, it's nice to see stories about growers seeking out no-till and regenerative farming practices as the solution.

Saving Our Soil: Mob Grazing and No-Till in Furrow Irrigation

July 27, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management

Source: Ada Soil and Water Conservation District

Ada Soil and Water Conservation District shares story of Jason Miller, who adopted a system including cover crops and mob grazing and no-tilled corn in furrow irrigation on his farm near Marsing, Idaho, to reduce soil erosion and improve soil health.

Throwback Thursday

This Month in No-Till History: Great Plains Mfg. is Founded

April 19, 2017 | Posted in Equipment

The farm equipment manufacturer was one that saw the need in the early 1980s for equipment to be designed specifically for the no-till market.

No-Till Brings Radical Rethink to Drill Designs

Manufacturers have listened to no-tillers’ needs and are creating drills that can handle heavy residue, as well as plant cash crops and cover crops of various seed sizes.

By Dan Crummett posted on January 14, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Aside from the planter and combine, drills are one of the most common pieces of equipment seen rolling across no-till fields today — about 64% of readers who participated in the 2016 No-Till Operational Benchmark Study said they own and use a no-till drill. And with cover crops picking up acreage in no-till systems, no-tillers are no longer relying on the tool just for seeding cash crops.

New Zealanders Benefit from No-Till

Two farming operations share what pushed them into adopting low-disturbance no-till and the payoffs they're seeing on their farm.

November 14, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Two farming operations share what pushed them into adopting low-disturbance no-till and the payoffs they're seeing on their farm.

Great Plains Releases New Planter, Drill and Vertical Tillage Tools

July 15, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Great Plains MFg. introduces the 3P3025AH planter, NTS25 Series No-Till Seeder and smaller versions of the Turbo-Max vertical tillage tools.

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No-Tiller Francke Groeneweg Details Composting System

Franck Groeneweg, who no-tills a variety of crops on more than 12,000 acres near Three Forks, Mont., shares how his massive Johnson-Su bioreactor system allows him to apply compost extract in furrow during planting season.

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