5 Factors Help No-Tiller Come Out Ahead

Watching weather conditions at critical growing points, and annual soil testing, has helped Doug Goehring succeed at no-till.

By Doug Goehring posted on December 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Water Management

Sometimes it's not the hybrid, it’s the farmer or subtle weather conditions that are the reason yields weren’t the best that they could be. Too many times, I see producers abandon a perfectly good hybrid or variety without understanding why it performed the way it did that season.

Prototype Drills Tested For No-Till

May 17, 2010 | Posted in Equipment

Source: Capital Press.

Researchers developing prototypes for a new deep furrow seed drill are preparing for trials to test their designs this summer in Eastern Washington.

No-Till Kept His Farm From Blowing Away

Montana producer stops wind erosion and reaps other benefits from no-till.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on December 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Oklahoma is the state associated with “wind sweeping down the plains.” But near Great Falls, Mont., it does a lot more than sweep, which can create big problems for small grains producers.

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