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9 Tips for Preventing Stubble Damage to Tires

Modern farming enjoys improved yields & crop protection through bioscience, but benefits come with expensive tire hazards for no-tillers maneuvering through a maze of stalk spikes

By Dan Crummett posted on October 8, 2024 | Posted in Equipment

Farmers have been trying to protect their tractor and harvester tires from in-field “road hazards” ever since pneumatic tires began replacing steel wheels in the 1930s.

Post-Harvest Weed Control in Wheat Stubble

July 10, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Kansas State University

Post-harvest weed control in wheat stubble is very important to conserve soil moisture and prevent weeds from going to seed and adding to the weed seedbank. Thin wheat and recent rains will likely require earlier and more intensive weed management efforts this year than in some years.

Bank On It!

Mike and Robert McClellan keep their soils healthy and productive with intensive rotations, elimination of summer fallow and double cropping.

December 13, 2016 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

Mike and Robert McClellan keep their soils healthy and productive with intensive rotations, elimination of summer fallow and double cropping.

Opening the Door to Change Sparks No-Tilling Success

Steve Tucker sees a profitable future for his no-till operation with a commitment to cropping diversity and keeping soils covered.

By John Dobberstein posted on July 30, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Water Management

Steve Tucker still remembers driving around on the farm with his grandfather and hearing him say, “I should hope you never have to go through something like the 1930s and the drought that I went through.”

Using Residue Layers, Precision Tools to Boost No-Till Profitability

Variable-rate seeding and fertilizer application, and keeping fields covered, is enhancing South Dakota grower Todd Yackley’s successes with no-tilling.

By Loretta Sorensen posted on March 23, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Nutrient Management

Without the use of precision ag tools, Todd Yackley believes he’d be far less successful no-tilling 40,000 acres near Gettysburg in central South Dakota.

No-Till Forages into Wheat Stubble

June 30, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

Wheat stubble can be an excellent seedbed to no-till plant forages, says University of Nebraska Extension. Here are some tips for ensuring a successful stand.

Sell The Plows, Selling Out To No-Till

Texas growers Todd and Brian Vincent rely on a large self-propelled sprayer, residue layers and mellow, absorbent soils to raise productive no-till cotton and wheat.

By Jim Steiert posted on August 1, 2014 | Posted in Residue Management, Water Management

Nineteen years into no-till farming, Todd Vincent was convinced he would probably never plow again on his family’s 3,000-acre operation in the Texas High Plains, if it weren't for the howling winds accompanying a lingering drought.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till, Crop Diversity Boost Yields, Cover Big Country With Less Equipment

A planter and drill are all no-tiller Bryan Jorgensen needs to seed 11,000 acres, while cover crops and grazing add a profitable dimension.

By Bryan Jorgensen posted on May 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

With the number of acres our family crops, you would think we would have a whole battery of equipment.

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No-Till Farm Success By Staying The Course

Expanding South Dakota family operation uses technology, crop diversity and better equipment to make no-till work in a limited-moisture climate

By Ralph Holzwarth and Ron Ross posted on January 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Ten years ago, when our operation was featured in No-Till Farmer, I told the editors that I would stay with no-tillage regardless of what happened.

No-Till Corn Right Back Into The Old Corn Row

Illinois consultant designs coulter-and-row-cleaner setup to no-till corn into the previous year’s corn stalks and root balls.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on September 1, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

While many farmers desire to move toward a no-till system, the recent increase in continuous corn appears to put the two practices at odds.

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