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30 Years of No-Tilling Yields Healthier Soils, Better Planting

Marshall Alford's decades-long experiences with cover crops and no-till corn and soybeans have helped him protect and preserve the soil, improve crop emergence and boost his fertility program.
By Laura Barrera posted on March 20, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health
Marshall Alford's decades-long experiences with cover crops and no-till corn and soybeans have helped him protect and preserve the soil, improve crop emergence and boost his fertility program.
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7 Ways To Make No-Till Corn Perform

Testing for hybrid selection and proper down pressure are just a couple of things that help Gary Porter achieve solid no-till corn stands
By Darrell Bruggink posted on June 1, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
With nearly 7,200 acres, including 3,500 acres of corn, along the Missouri-Iowa border, Gary Porter has taken many opportunities to test and incorporate different practices into his cropping operation.
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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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Slugging It Out With Slugs

Both no-tilled corn and soybeans are hit hard by these pests.
By Lynn Grooms posted on June 1, 2001 | Posted in Crop Protection
Slugs were likely a major worry for some no-tillers again this spring. In fact, a few Ohio growers have abandoned no-till because of them, maintains Ron Hammond, entomologist with the Ohio State University Agricultural Experiment Station at Wooster, Ohio.
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