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The Beck Perspective

July 1, 2001 | Posted in Crop Protection

"Welcome to the Sam’s Club of soybeans and the K-Mart of corn.”

Managing Your No-Till Residue

Oregon no-tillers keep it under control with several tools, including cattle and sheep.

By Holly Gray posted on May 1, 2001 | Posted in Residue Management

To manage no-till residues effectively, Kevin Melville asks several critical questions during and after harvest.

Will No-Tilled Corn Be Profitable In 2001?

A four-member National No-Tillage Conference panel explores the issue.

By Jordanna Smida posted on March 1, 2001

This year's National No-Tillage Conference raised interesting questions on whether or not no-tilled corn will be profitable in 2001. Four panelists joined forces to bring no-tillers 22 different tips on how to make no-tilling corn profitable.

Why You’re On The Right Track With No-Till

The long-term conversion to no-till could have more impact than any other innovation on Third World food production.

By Jordanna Smida posted on February 1, 2001

While no-till was used on 17.5 percent of all ground in the United States and made up 47.9 percent of all acres that were farmed with conservation tillage last year, the adoption of this reduced tillage practice still has a long way to go.

Coming Soon To A No-Till Field Near You

Here are 14 exciting ideas that may change the way you no-till while boosting your income.

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Residue Management

Plenty of new ideas are coming along to help you no-till more efficiently by the year 2005. As the No-Till Farmer editors look to the future, here are a few ideas you may be putting to good use within the next 10 years.

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Dealing With Compacted Soils

Look for this and other discussions among readers at our No-Till Farmer Web site: www.no-tillfarmer.com

By Holly Gray posted on January 1, 2001 | Posted in Soil Health

A no-tiller's soil has been getting harder every year and he wants to know what he can do to loosen it and develop a more normal root system. So, he asks fellow no-tillers on the No-Till Farmer sponsored Web site Bulletin Board. This and other questions have produced a flood of discussions lately.

No-Till’s Still Number One!

Even though farmers have been no-tilling for 30 years, scientists are finding new reasons why no-till is the best way to boost your yields, improve the environment and protect precious soils.

By Katherine Meitner posted on October 1, 2000 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

Even though we’ve been hearing sporadic reports that a few farmers are parking their no-till equipment and going back to the disc, chisel plow and field cultivator, rest assured that you’re making the right decision.

Rotating Pests Out Of No-Till

While farmers are looking to rotations to provide more no-tilling benefits, many find they also help keep pests at bay.

By Katherine Meitner posted on June 1, 2000 | Posted in Crop Protection

Farmers in the Dakotas are nuts about rotations. No-till rotations improve soil quality, enhance yields, decrease the amount of fertilizer needed—and help farmers manage pest problems.

Add More No-Till Crops

If you’re having trouble with no-till, there’s a good chance a diverse crop rotation is the answer.

By Katherine Meitner posted on June 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Dwayne Beck has seen his fair share of struggling no-till operations. From poor emergence to poor yield, no-tillers ask him how they can improve their no-till systems. And he maintains much of this could be solved if no-tillers would only have a bigger picture of a crop production system.

Rotating To “Cattle Feed” Pays Off With No-Till

New forage options, including “annual alfalfa,” are opening up new rotation options for cattlemen, including a reduction in weed resistance concerns.

By Laura Rance posted on April 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Stan Rampton once thought his Simmental cows were just a way of squeezing some productivity out of the marginal, uncroppable land that makes up about one-third of his western Manitoba land base.

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