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What it Takes to Raise 100-Bushel No-Till Soybeans

November 18, 2024

Bryan Severs no-tills non-GMO soybeans and strip-tills corn across 5,000 acres in Potomatc, Ill. The 3rd-generation farmer achieved a 102-bushel soybean yield recently.

Weed Control Strategies for Non-GMO Soybeans

November 9, 2020 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: South Dakota State University

In some markets, non-GMO soybeans can command a healthy premium over GMO soybeans, but the big challenge is dealing with weed control. According to South Dakota State University, with a little homework, it's possible to no-till non-GMO soybeans even in the face of resistant weeds growing in your fields.

Rolling Covers, Planting Non-GMOs ‘Green’ Leads to Efficient, Thriving No-Till System

By relying on good farm data to improve their operation, Rick Clark and family are capitalizing on the non-GMO crop market while cutting costs, building soil health and stabilizing yields.

By Laura Barrera posted on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment

Yield doesn’t drive Rick Clark’s no-till system. Instead, the fifth generation no-tiller intensely focuses on building soil health as the driver of his family’s 7,000-acre operation near Williamsport, Ind.

Precision, Non-GMO Crops Help No-Tillers Be More Profitable

John and Tim Bruihler developed their 1,700-acre no-till operation through experimentation and marketing their no-tilled corn and soybeans wisely.

By Mark McNeely posted on July 29, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

It’s been a journey for John Bruihler’s family and their no-till farming operations in Minnesota and Iowa — both literally and figuratively.

Finding a Niche Leads to No-Till Success

With a soil armor of residue, better water infiltration and diverse crops, Alan Mindemann is making no-till work in the most challenging of conditions.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 23, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management, Water Management

With a soil armor of residue, better water infiltration and diverse crops, Alan Mindemann is making no-till work in the most challenging of conditions.

Controlling Weeds in No-Till, Non-GMO Soybeans

December 2, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Source: South Dakota State University Extension

Non-GMO soybeans may provide a niche market for growers to make a little more per acre when higher crop prices are needed, says South Dakota State University Extension.

November 2016 Poll: Growing Non-GMO Crops

By Laura Barrera posted on October 15, 2016

Do you, or have you considered, growing non-GMO crops?

[Video] Complete No-Till System Change in the Missouri Bootheel

August 23, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Water Management

Dexter, Mo., grower Johnny Hunter discusses his decision to switch from the conventionally tilled, furrow irrigated, 38-inch raised beds to a no-till system to with cover-crop mixes to improve soil health and profitability as he raises field corn, popcorn, cotton, non-GMO soybeans, rice and pumpkins. He also discusses outfitting his John Deere DB60 planter with DawnBiologic cover crop roller units to ‘plant green.’

Using Cover Crop Benefits As a Primer for Cold Cash

Shenandoah, Iowa, no-tiller Chris Teachout says cover crops are fortifying soils and boosting yields in his non-GMO, corn-soybean rotation.

By Julia Debes posted on March 14, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Chris Teachout compares his cover crop philosophy to taking a new gun out on a bear hunt: No hunter uses a new gun on the big hunt without practicing with it first to work out all the kinks.

Is There A Good Alternative Soybean?

Non-GMO and specialty soybeans offer growers the possibility of solid yields, management of glyphosate resistance and good financial returns — if they can identify a market

By Dan Zinkland posted on May 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Soybeans that tolerate glyphosate have accounted for more than 90% of U.S. soybean acreage for much of the past decade. But no-tillers may be able to find conventional soybeans or alternatives to Roundup Ready that are more profitable due to premiums and offer the added bonus of managing for glyphosate resistance by using herbicides with differing modes of action.

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