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Switching Hybrids On The Fly Could Boost Corn Yields

Using equipment already available, Beck’s researchers are matching corn hybrids and populations to management zones, netting nearly 20 bushels an acre more in yields.

By Clair Urbain posted on March 1, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Researchers at Beck’s Hybrids are turning precision farming methods up a notch.

Making Long-Term No-Tilled Fields Even Better

Nebraska no-tiller Ben Steffen is turning to cover crops, variable-rate fertilizer application and manure from his dairy to build even further upon his farm’s 40 years of no-till success

By John Dobberstein posted on March 1, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops

Ben Steffen's farm embraced no-till practices nearly 4 decades ago, as he and his late father sought to reduce input costs and erosion and save soil moisture.

Record-Setting No-Till Crowd Soaks Up Valuable Tips At NNTC

More than 1,150 attendees come to Indianapolis to improve their knowledge of precision farming, cover cropping, fertility management, soil health and other no-till practices.

By John Dobberstein posted on March 1, 2013

For the second straight year, the National No-Tillage Conference shattered its previous attendance record, as farmers came from near and far to gather ideas on how to make their no-till system more productive.

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Lessons In Weed Resistance

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2013

Growing concerns about weed resistance were on the minds of many no-tillers, speakers and sponsors during the recent 21st annual National No-Tillage Conference in Indianapolis, Ind. The consensus is that weed resistance is becoming a more alarming issue each year and that these concerns can no longer be ignored.

Tillage Radish Honored As Top No-Till Product Of 2012

From no-till attachments to spraying equipment to crop protection, no-tillers voted for the best-performing products, across 13 categories, for their farm operations.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment

A product that serves as a foundation for innovative no-tillers looking to reduce compaction and enhance soil tilth has taken the top prize as No-Till Product Of The Year for 2012.

Tiling Boom Creates Business Opportunities For No-Tillers

The increased yields from improved soil drainage and long waits to get tile installed presents no-tillers with a new opportunity for a sideline enterprise.

By Mark Parker posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Water Management

The economics of installing drainage systems on poorly drained farm ground are clearly positive for most no-tillers.

Livestock, Covers Add Diversity For Enterprising No-Tiller

Byron Richard’s once wheat-dominated farm in North Dakota is now home to many different crops — including livestock — after his commitment to no-till practices.

By Martha Mintz posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment

Third-generation farmer Byron Richard seems to always find himself in the center of big changes in his tiny community.

Switch To Strip-Till, Cover Crops Friendly To Yields And Profits

For Ontario farmer Blake Vince, taking a leap with strip-till practices helped him improve corn yields, preserve soil moisture and reduce expenditures on high-dollar fuel and fertilizer.

By Dan Zinkland posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

While the fear of failure keeps many farmers from pulling the trigger on game-changing decisions, the lessons of conservation farming were drilled into Blake Vince’s head by his father at an early age.

No-Tillers Gain Flexibility With New Crop Protection Products

Manufacturers are rolling out new insecticides, herbicides and fungicides with improved formulas and tankmix compatibility to help no-tillers reduce trips across the field and boost yields.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Another wave of new crop-protection products is expected to hit the U.S. market in time for the 2013 growing season, as no-tillers and strip-tillers look for ways to fend off resistant weeds and yield-robbing diseases and insects.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

A Fork In The Road: No-Till Wins Out

When minimum tillage failed, wheat producer Dale Schuler realized there was no middle ground. So he committed to no-till and has never turned back.

By Dan Schuler and Martha Mintz posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment

It took me just 2 years of no-tilling only 40 acres of our then 3,000-acre wheat farm to fully sell my father on the idea of no-till.

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Farmer Sees 7% No-Till Corn Yield Bump with 20-Inch Rows

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