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NDSU Reviews Dry Bean Plant Establishment Research

May 16, 2022

Source: North Dakota State University

Based on an annual dry bean grower survey, farmers growing black and navy beans are using greater plant populations and narrower rows.

Variable Rate Technology Plants Seeds Of Profitability

Once they commit to the practice, no-tillers often find that managing planting populations on the go can cut seed costs and maximize yield.

By Jack Zemlicka posted on November 1, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Precision Agriculture

The global push to increase crop production and keep pace with population projections underlines the importance for no-tillers to make every seed count.

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Handling Residue Challenges In Ultra-Narrow Rows

Evaluating row spacing and planter configurations can help no-tillers take advantage of narrow-row options, but sometimes bigger changes are needed.

By Jim Leverich posted on October 1, 2012 | Posted in Residue Management

Periodically I get phone calls from No-Till Farmer readers asking for advice on how to adjust or equip their planters to improve their no-till performance.

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No-Tillers Dish Out Their Best Advice

Here’s a look at what Ohio no-tillers say no-till can do for you.

By Jim Leverich posted on February 1, 2009

I recently attended Ohio’s annual winter No-Till Conference and picked up several tips from some new and veteran no-till professionals. Held in early December, conference attendance was tremendous with more than 200 participants — a testament to increasing interest in no-till by many producers. Here is a quick look at some of the information picked up by Ohio no-tillers.

More Width, Fewer Passes

When the seeding window of opportunity is narrow, wider drills help get the job done on time.

By Dave Kanicki posted on October 1, 2005 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

For more timely no-tilling, John Deere in late August introduced the 1990 CCS no-till air drill as a replacement for the 1890 model. For big-acreage growers, these new no-till drills offer many options for designing a high-capacity seeding rig to fit your operation.

If Spray Coverage Counts, These Tips Could Save A Season

Noted expert on spray nozzles provides points to remember as you prepare to cover your fields with herbicides and fungicides.

By Ron Perszewski posted on July 1, 2005 | Posted in Crop Protection

Robert Klein is an agronomist at the University of Nebraska and an expert on spray nozzles. He offered general guidelines for selecting and using spray equipment in the April issue of No-Till Farmer (see Pages 14 and 15). Below are other nuggets of advice Klein offered to attendees at this year’s National No-Tillage Conference:

Downsizing Downpressure

Among the dozens of ways to refine your no-till system, understanding and respecting downpressure can be a key to boosting yields and reducing unnecessary problems.

October 1, 2004 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The Reed family members are some of no-till’s biggest advocates. But the Washington, Iowa, farmers don’t say no-tilling is the perfect, cookie-cutter method. Instead, they say, while no-till is the best way to be a good steward of the land and a profitable farmer, it does take some know-how.

Are Your No-Till Soybean Seeding Rates Too High?

With the right genetics, this no-tiller believes you might be able to no-till less than 30,000 seeds per acre and turn out even higher yields in 15-inch equi-distant rows.

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2003 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

In 2001, Robert Neidigh noticed an unusual soybean plant growing along the edge of one of his no-till soybean fields.

Precision Is The Real No-Till Key

Guesswork doesn’t play well when you’re going for perfect stands.

By Katherine Meitner posted on November 1, 2000 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

There's plenty to think about when you're trying to get a perfect stand. You've got your fertilizer, machinery and weather conditions to battle with.

Are Narrow Rows The Way To Go?

It’s no big mystery, maintains Purdue corn specialist Bob Nielsen. No-tillers can find the answer by assessing corn crop canopy development.

By Julie Orchard posted on September 1, 1998 | Posted in Equipment

Yield responses from ultra-narrow-row corn are no great miracle, says Bob Nielsen. The Purdue researcher, who was already conducting narrow-row corn studies in the 1980s, says these responses are a simple matter of crop canopy management.

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