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NRCS: 88% Of Chesapeake Bay Cropland In Conservation Tillage

By John Dobberstein posted on March 15, 2011 | Posted in Water Management

It appears no-till is already playing a major role in cleaning up Chesapeake Bay as the government and farm groups continue their debate on how to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the massive watershed.

Drainage, Soybean Cover Boost Yields for Ohio No-Tiller

30-year no-tilling veteran Tom Clark is reaping the benefits of tiling improvements, cover crops and calculated planting on his 1,200 acres.

By Susan K. Davis posted on March 11, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

Drainage is important in any tillage system, but even more crucial in no–till, which is why Ohio no-tiller Tom Clark makes sure drainage needs are taken care of on his fields.

Planting Corn Into Sod For 2011

March 3, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Source: By Chad Lee and Jim Herbek, University of Kentucky

Planting corn into sod could generate a gross return of $500 to $700 per acre, which is a large enough opportunity to consider taking old pasture or hay fields and converting them to corn for 2011.

No-Tillers Fill Up On Knowledge At Record Event

More than 800 growers from the U.S., Canada and even Africa flocked to the 19th annual National No-Tillage Conference to find new ways of boosting productivity and profits.

By John Dobberstein posted on March 1, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

No-tillers logged hundreds or even thousands of miles to network, learn and inquire as the 19th annual National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC) in Cincinnati went down as a record-setting event.

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No-Till Experts Share Their Best Ideas

NNTC speakers say cover crops, precision ag technology can help growers squeeze more profit out of every acre.

By Jim Leverich posted on March 1, 2011

In January I attended the 19th annual National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC) in Cincinnati with more than 800 new and veteran no-till professionals.

Use The MicroSPEC System For Managing Micronutrients

February 21, 2011 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management

Source: By Matt Ruark, Extension Soil Scientist, Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin

Deciding when to apply micronutrients [Boron (B), Manganese (Mn), Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu), Molybdenum (Mo), Iron (Fe), Nickel (Ni) and Chlorine (Cl)] in crop production systems is often a difficult task.

Different N Rate For Higher Corn Populations?

February 9, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Source: Robert Mullen, Greg LaBarge, Ohio State University

As producers consider, or continue, pushing higher seeding rates for corn, the question often asked is, "Do I need to push higher N rates to exploit the higher seeding rates for more yield?"

Cooperation Benefits No-Tillers, Watershed

Indiana no-tillers and researchers are working to reduce nutrient runoff, boost subsurface drainage in a key environmental hotspot

By John Dobberstein posted on February 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Water Management

Mike Starkey admits being a little worried when researchers showed up on his farm in Brownsburg, Ind., 4 years ago, asking for permission to monitor the tile outlets leading from his fields.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Tilled To Save Time, But Quickly Saw Soil Benefits

Western North Dakota farmer integrates cattle, dryland corn and multiple cover-crop species to build a productive no-till system.

By Lance Gartner and Martha Mintz posted on February 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

The main reason I went into no-till was — as it is for many other no-tillers — due to labor issues. My Dad had a heart attack in 2000 and wasn’t able to help as much anymore. I was just killing myself trying to keep up with farming and the cattle and everything else.

No-Tillers Finding New Ways To ‘Cover Up’

High-clearance seeding machines, injection with slurry highlight strategies popping up for cover-crop establishment.

By Martha Mintz posted on February 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment

Cover crops are going mainstream in production agriculture, which means more people are working to make them succeed.

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