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No-Till Cover Crops Are Worth The Extra Effort

Under drought conditions, cover crops have boosted no-till corn yields as much as 100 bushels per acre.

By Lynn Grooms posted on July 1, 2003 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

While no-tilling with cover crops requires more management than straight no-till, the extra effort may be worth it, especially in dry years, maintains Mike Plumer.

Direct Seed — Or Get Out!”

With only 7 inches of rain, it doesn’t make much sense to fallow your ground to save moisture.

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

When the government's Freedom To Farm program came along, John Hilderbrand gave tenants an ultimatum as crop leases ran out— “direct seed or get out.”

40 Tips When No-Tilling in Drought

When it’s dry, take the advice of these four experienced National No-Tillage Conference speakers

By Michael Austin posted on March 1, 2003 | Posted in Water Management

Four no-tillers present their 40 best tips on how to deal with drought conditions.

Even With Drought, You’re Ahead Of The Game!

No-till delivers an extra 2 or 3 inches of soil moisture compared to tilled fields.

By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 2000 | Posted in Water Management

With a dry growing season anticipated in some areas, the big question is how limited soil moisture should affect your cropping plans.

Wetter Is Better?

From the dusty dry areas of the country to the places where conventional farmers are spinning tractor tires in the mud, this new no-till system can successfully plant in almost any condition.

By Katherine Meitner posted on December 1, 1999 | Posted in Water Management

With record breaking droughts, winds and downpours shattering farmlands in many areas around the country, this year was particularly tough for no-tillers to plant and harvest on time and still get a decent crop.

No-Till Helps Overcome Stressful Spring

Unusually wet conditions kept many western Canadian no-tillers from getting crops planted in a timely matter or getting them planted at all.

By Laura Rance posted on August 1, 1999 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Scott Day seemed not to notice the pun in his words as his three-ton Chevy truck rumbled past field after unseeded field in which standing water mirrored the sky.

The No-Till Answer Man!

As part of this continuing series, an Indiana farmer tackles your most frequently asked no-tilling questions.

By Stanley Smock posted on July 1, 1998

Here are my thoughts on recently asked questions by No-Till Farmer readers. Remember that your particular farming circumstances may result in entirely different answers to these particular concerns.

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A New Role For Bt Corn

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 1998 | Posted in Water Management

On droughty soils in the southeastern region of the country, agronomists are suggesting a continuous double-crop no-till rotation. Many growers plant small grain followed by soybeans and then rotate to corn or cotton the following year.

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