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Field Scouting Declining, Consultants Wary Of Potential Problems

Some no-tillers are checking less often while relying on Roundup Ready and insect-resistant crops, but experts worry about the emergence of new problems.

By Ron Perszewski posted on September 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection

Many no-tillers scout their fields less intensely than they did before Roundup Ready and insect resistant crops became popular. And although the decrease in scouting may vary from farm to farm, the consultants and growers contacted by No-Till Farmer caution that the trend could bring big problems.

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What Comes Next?

To recrop or not recrop? And if so, what should be planted? Those are the questions. Growers offer the answers.

By Ron Perszewski posted on September 1, 2003 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Many no-tillers are thinking about short-season crops, forage and ground covers, and some of those growers turned to Farmer’s Forum, the online bulletin board at www.no-tillfarmer.com, for advice from folks with experience in similar situations. Here are highlights from their discussions.

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No-Till Saved The Day!

When this farmer had to learn a new way to farm in order to survive, no-tilling provided the answer.

By John Derham and Ron Ross posted on September 1, 2003

The whole world changed for me 18 years ago. Thanks — or no thanks — to big farming and a bad economy, I lost nearly everything I owned — a 4,000-acre operation including land, equipment, 500 beef cows, trucks, cars, personal tools and anything else that the bankers could find in the sheds to auction off.

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Few Herbicide Developments

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection

If you have the feeling that fewer new herbicides are coming on the market these days, your thinking is right on the mark.

New Ways for Handling No-Till Corn Weeds And Resistance Worries

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection

With fewer new herbicides coming on the market each year, no-tillers are paying much closer attention to developing more effective weed-management plans. As a result, no-tillers are intently studying how various herbicide and tankmix combinations perform in their fields.

Be On The Lookout For Waterhemp Resistance

Weed scientists agree that glyphosate-resistant waterhemp is a reality and a growing concern for no-tillers.

February 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection

During a symposium on glyphosate-resistant weeds held during the annual early winter meeting of the North Central Weed Science Society in St. Louis, Mo., university researchers confirmed the development of glyphosate-resistant waterhemp.

Hit Weeds Early When No-Tilling

You can’t expect many single-product weed-control programs to get the entire job done.

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection

If you're interested in harvesting top yields with Roundup Ready no-till corn and soybeans, it’s likely that you’ll have to add residual herbicides to the weed-control mix.

Making No-Till Research Pay Big Dividends On Your Farm

By focusing on the return on investment, doing on-farm research can earn you substantial returns.

By Lynn Grooms posted on September 1, 2002 | Posted in Nutrient Management

When marion calmer, a no-tiller from Alpha, Ill., says that he does on-farm research, he really means it. Calmer has conducted research since 1985, working with an average of 380 no-till corn and soybean plots each year.

Northern No-Tillers Fear Herbicide-Tolerant Crops May Encourage More Tillage

The hangover impact of controlling resistant volunteer plants in the future has these no-tillers worried.

By Laura Rance posted on June 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection

Some zero-tillers in Manitoba are taking a sober second look at herbicide-tolerant crops and the impact they might have on the economics of their no-till systems.

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What Does Weed Control Cost?

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection

A recent study by Virginia Polytechnic University educators sheds some light on the true cost of no-till weed control. Besides looking at herbicide costs, the study took a close look at the role that manure application rates have in determining weed-control costs.

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