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Base Your No-Till Strategies On Technology, Patience

If you can envision a giant “Do Not Disturb” sign stretching over nearly 10,000 acres of northeastern South Dakota farmland, you’ll begin to understand the no-till philosophy of Cal and Erik Hayenga.
July 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment
When Erik Hayenga's grandfather (Cal’s father) quit raising corn in the mid-’60s because it wasn’t profitable, 40 bushels was a lot more common than 50 bushels per acre and that’s about as high as it went.
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Returning To 30-Inch Rows

Growing more continuous no-till corn is forcing this veteran no-tiller to move back to wider rows.
By Lynn Grooms posted on May 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
Dean Holst, who no-tills 1,700 acres in the hilly, but productive area near LeClaire, Iowa, has made the switch back to 30-inch row corn. For several years, Holst had no-tilled in 24-inch rows.
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Planting Precision Fine-Tunes No-Till Yields

Here’s how this no-tiller avoided costly uneven stands and serious yield losses.
By Ron Ross posted on January 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Precision Agriculture
David Wipf learned a lot about precision corn planting last year, thanks to the Computrol II Monitor that he won at the 2000 National No-Tillage Conference. Wipf, crops manager at the Fairview Colony near LaMoure, N.D., directs production on 2,500 acres of no-till corn and soybeans.
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Take Cover!

An Ohio study shows the benefits of using cover crops in your no-till operation.
By Holly Gray posted on January 1, 2001 | Posted in Cover Crops
While most no-tillers know that cover crops can protect soil from wind and water erosion, a study conducted by the Conservation Action (CAP) Project at Napoleon, Ohio, points out even more potential benefits.
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Batting No-Till Nitrogen Concerns

Check these discussions about nitrogen use at our No-Till Farmer Web site: www.no-tillfarmer.com
By Holly Gray posted on September 1, 2000 | Posted in Nutrient Management
The best methods to apply nitrogen for no-till corn and dealing with a soybean crop that has little nodulation are among the topics discussed recently on the No-Till Farmer sponsored Web site Bulletin Board.
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Harvest Higher No-TIll Yields

Last Spring, you did all you could to grow the highest possible no-till yields. Now it's time to bring it home.
By Katherine Meitner posted on September 1, 2000 | Posted in Precision Agriculture
Some farming innovators maintain harvest is the key to making any no-till program work. You’ve got to spread straw, chaff and stalks evenly across your fields if you want the best no-tilling conditions at seeding time.
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Wider Is Better

With the shift from ultra-wide to ultra-narrow rows, this no-tiller says there may be some method to our forefather’s madness of wider rows.
By Katherine Meitner posted on February 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
If there's anything that Jim Leverich isn’t, it’s a follower.
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