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Combating Compaction: Tires Or Tracks?

Careful Selection of New Tires or Tracks can Reduce the Yield Robbing Effects of Soil COmpaction

August 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment

Under the best of conditions, the demands placed on equipment tires used in traditional ag operations are brutal: excellent traction in all kinds of conditions; minimum soil compaction regardless of application; improved fuel efficiency whether pulling a fertilizer applicator or combining corn.

Continuous Corn Residue Tough But Manageable

Some no-tillers are learning the ropes and suppliers are looking to meet their needs as rising prices lure growers toward corn on corn.

By Ron Perszewski posted on August 1, 2007 | Posted in Residue Management

Don’t be discouraged by the challenges you faced no-tilling corn on corn for the first time this year; you’re not alone.

More Tips, Tricks And Techniques For Continuous Corn

August 1, 2007 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

When strip-tilling, it is essential to have the proper planting depth and use trash whippers to move remaining residue off the row area. I also recommend a split application of nitrogen and the use of readily available nitrogen sources such as UAN or ammonium nitrate.

Don't Tell This No-Tiller Continuous Corn Won't Work

Ray McCormick has been profitably growing corn on corn without the disease and insect outbreaks that threaten to keep many no-tillers in their standard rotations.

By Ron Perszewski posted on August 1, 2007 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Ray McCormick earns a living through good land stewardship. He operates a peach orchard, maintains about 1,000 acres of woods on his property and builds wetlands and mitigation sites for other landowners.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

World Records Still Leave Room For Higher Yields

Kip Cullers says he — and other no-tillers — can produce yields that go beyond levels that already leave some observers in disbelief.

By Kip Cullers posted on August 1, 2007 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

It's an understatement to say that we’ve had a lot of publicity since harvest of 2006, when the word got out that my farm had placed first or second in three categories of the National Corn Growers Association yield contest (including a first-place 347.26 bushels per acre in a no-till irrigated class) and also weighed out a world-record soybean yield of 139 bushels per acre with conventional tillage.

What If A No-Tiller Wrote The Farm Bill

An innovative approach that offers major Farm Bill conservation and environmental benefits is really built around tripling the current no-till acreage.

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2007

Since the 1980s, Ray McCormick has seen that the major benefits of no-till include saving fuel, curbing erosion, building soil organic matter, boosting wildlife numbers and protecting the environment for future generations.

Despite The Known Benefits, Use Of Cover Crops Still Lags

Agronomists say more concrete information about costs and implementation must be provided before no-tillers widely adopt cover crops.

July 1, 2007 | Posted in Cover Crops

No-tillers are keenly aware of the benefits that cover crops can provide to their soil, yet a recent survey funded by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture indicates that cover crop usage lags.

Is No-Till Nutrient Stratification A Concern?

At this time, it’s pretty much just an issue to be monitored.

By Adrain Johnston posted on July 1, 2007 | Posted in Nutrient Management

A common question often asked about no-till is whether any nutrient stratification occurs due to a lack of soil mixing. Many no-tillers wonder if stratification is a problem for effective crop access to soil nutrients.

Ethanol Byproduct Might Control Weeds

July 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection

The ethanol boom that has already increased corn prices could possibly help no-tillers even more in the future by reducing their need for herbicides.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Get Started Right And Keep Advancing As Fields Change

Deep-slot machine aided the transition to no-tilling, now strip-tilling will help make corn on corn as viable and profitable as possible.

By Phil Pinch and Ron Ross posted on July 1, 2007 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Our gradual transition to conservation tillage began 43 years ago when we parked the moldboard plow and hooked onto a chisel plow in 1964.

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