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Getting Grain To The Bin Isn’t A Combine’s Only Duty

Chopping, sizing and spreading residue evenly while no-tillers harvest is crucial to creating uniform planting conditions and emergence.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on August 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management

Cut it, chop it, crimp it, split it, shatter it, size it, blow it, fling it or even explode it — just don’t wing it when it comes to harvest residue management.

Bayer's Votivo Biological Seed Treatment Coming

December 9, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Bayer CropScience announced today that it will launch a revolutionary new biocontrol seed treatment in no-till corn, soybeans and cotton for the 2011 season. Select growers and seed companies will be able to test Votivo biological seed treatment on their farms in 2010 for a firsthand look at its unique protective properties, says product manager Paul Hewitt.

Tips for Overseeding Cover Crops

September 15, 2009 | Posted in Cover Crops

An option for getting an earlier establishment on fall seeded cover crops is to over-seed.

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Look At Bean Seeding Rates

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2003 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Precision Agriculture

When it comes to calculating seeding rates for no-tilled Roundup Ready soybeans, recent University of Maryland research indicates that you may not need as high a plant population as you might have thought to get top yields.

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Water Vapor Has Big Impact

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2003 | Posted in Water Management

Until recently, it was generally believed by scientists that seeds must come in direct contact with the soil in order to obtain needed amounts of water for effective germination. But a recent discovery by a Pacific Northwest Agricultural Research Service soil scientist indicates that’s not necessarily true.

10 Commandments Of No-Till Wheat

Here are “must-dos” when tackling one of the more challenging no-till crops—wheat.

By Katherine Meitner posted on May 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

For 14 years, Allen Franks has been no-tilling. And for 14 years, this no-tiller from Guthrie, Ky., has been working out the bugs to make no-tilling wheat a smoother and more successful operation.

Wanted: New Direct Seeding Answers

One Illinois researcher says New Zealand’s cross-slot openers may be the answer many no-tillers are looking for.

By Katherine Meitner posted on May 1, 1999 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The endless search for new ways to reduce costs while reducing soil erosion has kept Butch Fisher busy. This no-till farmer and district conservationist with the Douglas County Soil and Water Conservation District in Tuscola, Ill., has spent countless hours researching direct seeding.

Farmers "Sound Off" On Hybrids

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 1998 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Surprisingly, many farmers seem happier with no-till corn hybrids than university researchers and seed suppliers would have guessed.

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