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Continuous Strip-Till Corn Works If You Pay Attention To Details

Illinois no-tiller knows the future could require a move away from soybeans, so he’s preparing to profit from corn on corn and willing to share what he’s learned along the way.

By Ron Perszewski posted on October 1, 2005 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Jeff Martin stays flexible, ready to ride the currents in technology and world markets that threaten some family farms.

Rotation Strategies Are Critical

Keeping your options open by rotating with three or four entirely different types of crops are paying dividends.

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2005

Limited rainfall and plenty of warm chinooks moving east off the nearby Rocky Mountain range in late winter create an environment in which properly managing moisture is essential for Alberta growers.

Developing An Anhydrous Strategy Can Cut Costs And Boost Profits

Knowing the precise amount needed and stabilizing nitrogen to avoid losses creates an efficient no-till fertilizer program.

By Ron Perszewski posted on August 1, 2005 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Thinking strategically about nitrogen fertilizer, especially anhydrous ammonia, helps hold down costs while maximizing profits, says Sam Ferguson, an agronomist for Dow AgroSciences.

Open Mind, New Ideas Can Carry No-Tillers To New Levels

Continuous no-tilling, conservation dollars and more efficiency are some of the goals for those willing to reassess and revise their management practices.

By Ron Perszewski posted on July 1, 2005 | Posted in Nutrient Management

“I want you to start thinking out of the box,” says no-tiller Dick Lyons. “We’ve got to continually change. If we are not willing to change, we’re not going to make it,” he says, pointing to the economic, competitive and environmental challenges facing all farmers.

We Asked, And You Said

We asked No-Till Farmer’s online E-Tip recipients several questions about their no-till operations over the past few weeks, and their answers might confirm your own experiences. Or they might surprise you. Here’s what your fellow no-tillers had to say.

June 1, 2005

Don’t Separate Nitrogen And Tillage

It pays to remember that different tillage systems affect nitrogen in different ways.

June 1, 2005 | Posted in Nutrient Management

You can't talk about nitrogen management without talking about tillage management. And separating nitrogen management from management of no-till and other tillage systems can be dangerous, according to Alan Sundermeier, an Ohio State University extension educator.

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Fertility Really Counts

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2005 | Posted in Nutrient Management

While the winners in the annual National Corn Yield Contest sponsored by the National Corn Growers Association do everything they can to harvest top yields, they certainly don’t skimp on nutrients.

Seeing Is Believing With No-Till

When this Ohio farm family started no-tilling, its average corn and soybean yields doubled.

By Susan K. Davis posted on January 1, 2005

As a spirited young farmer, Von Mohler drove from Sidney, Ohio, to Hopkinsville, Ky., to see no-tiller Harry Young. He didn’t find Young, but did see impressive no-till fields.

Traditional Nitrogen Guidelines Called A Risky Waste Of Money

Iowa State researcher says “radical” ways boost profits while protecting the environment.

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

Dr. Nitrogen, as Alfred Blackmer is sometimes called, believes the traditional guidelines for nitrogen applications often result in too much fertilizer at the wrong time.

Precision Manifold Boosts Fertilizer Efficiencies

The winner of an Exactrix precision fertilizer applicator at last winter’s National No-Tillage Conference put it to good use this year.

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

Some might consider Dan Peyton a “weekender” farmer, as he divides his time between no-tilling 300 acres of corn and soybeans and a full-time job at a nearby printing firm in Long Prairie, Minn.

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