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New Deere Row Units Put No-Tiller On The Fast Track

Kansas no-tiller Greg Smith sees improved corn stands in variable soils and higher soybean yields after testing John Deere’s high-speed ExactEmerge row units.

By Jack Zemlicka posted on June 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Veteran No-Tiller Greg Smith has obeyed the recommended 5 mph planting speed limit when no-tilling corn and soybeans to avoid jeopardizing accurate depth and spacing of seed.

John Deere Announces Allied Agreement with Dawn Equipment Company

May 29, 2014 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

John Deere announced today an alliance with Dawn Equipment Company, Inc., a manufacturer specializing in ground engaging tools and active control systems for planters.

Is Corn Hybrid Switching Necessary?

May 6, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Source: Penn State Extension

As corn planting gets off to a slow start in many areas one concern is whether we should think about switching hybrids.

Raven And Kinze Announce Collaboration On Multi-Hybrid Planter System

January 28, 2014 | Posted in Equipment

Source: Raven Industries Inc.

Raven Industries Inc. announced a collaboration with Kinze Manufacturing Inc. to bring a new multi-hybrid planter control system to Kinzes product offering.

Time For No-Till Planter Maintenance Is Now

January 13, 2014 | Posted in Equipment

Source: By Sjoerd Duiker, Penn State Extension

Issues with yield reductions in no-tillage can often be traced back to failure to guarantee accurate seed placement.

Improved No-Till System Saves Seed, Soil And Nutrients

Veteran no-tiller Jeff Frey has found pairing manure and cover crops, updating his planter and using precision technology is a winning combination for his operation.

By Laura Barrera posted on December 1, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Future View Farm owner Jeff Frey may have pursued no-till back in the early 1970s for its time-saving benefits. But the impact it had on his sloping eastern Pennsylvania fields was what drove him to go to no-till full-time in the 1980s.

Tips For Making No-Tilled Corn-On-Corn Successful

No-tillers and planter experts share their advice in working through tough corn residue and achieving good stands in continuous corn.

By Laura Barrera posted on November 1, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Price advantages. Nutrient management. Increasing organic matter. Soil types. There are many reasons a no-tiller may decide to work with a corn-on-corn rotation, but continuous no-till corn isn’t absent of challenges.

Climbing The Ladder To 300-Bushel No-Tilled Corn

Manure applications, in-furrow fertility treatments, ship-shape planters and 3 decades of 100% no-till are helping Pennsylvania no-tiller David Wolfskill reach record corn yields.

By John Dobberstein posted on November 1, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

A few years ago while planting double-crop soybeans, David Wolfskill got out of his tractor, walked into one of his adjacent cornfields and noticed the ground was completely bare.

It's Time For Planter Maintenance

February 5, 2013 | Posted in Equipment

Source: Penn State University

The quality of your corn stand will largely depend on planter performance, says Sjoerd Duiker, associate professor of soil management and applied soil physics at Penn State University.

The Next Frontier In Seed Placement Technology

From seed tubes and seed meters to ground sensors, new equipment coming on the scene can help no-tillers achieve more consistent stands and raise planting efficiency and yields.

By Clair Urbain posted on November 1, 2012 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

The 2013 planting season will bring some innovations to no-till fields that promise to improve seed depth and spacing, and dramatically improve planting speed.

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